I wrote:
> You do not need to measure flow rates if the effect is significant. >> > > You don't need to measure it now. You have to depend on Drs. Stefan and > Boltzmann being right. As for convection, you just gotta look up the > numbers in an HVAC textbook. > I confused the issue a little here. Dennis meant that you do not need to measure the inlet and outlet temperatures to conduct flow calorimetry. You can simply circulate all the water from a large body like a bath, going from bath to cell, and splosh back into the bath. You then observe the terminal temperature of the bath, comparing it to another bath with another heater. It is a giant isoperibolic calorimeter at a moderate temperature. (Whereas the present arrangement is a small, hot isoperibolic calorimeter.) I meant that you do not need to worry about flow rates with the present method. There is no flow involved. I also meant that you do not need to worry about the airflow cooling the cell because you can look it up in a book. Granted, it is not very accurate but HVAC engineers have been doing this sort of thing for a long time, so it is reliable. - Jed
