this one's for "mr-destruct-o"...whom i hear achieved an admirable g.p.a.--
and without breaking too much stuff...progress( very cool)
thermal molecular convection model( two-pane window)--
(front)----------------------------------to----------------------------------(back)
(temp-1) (glass-1) (glass-2)
(atmo-1) (halo) (barrier-1) (halo) (atmo-2) (halo) (barrier-2) (halo) (atmo-3)
-l- 4 -l- 6 -l- 8 -l- 10 -l- 12 -l- 14 -l- 16 -l- 18 -l- 20 -l
the skinny--
the exterior temp( atmo-1), has 4 collisions per-sec, the halo around the glass has 6...one of the molecules with less collisions( slower "molecular harmonic", in atmo-1), enters the fray of collisions, in the halo of the first thermal barrier, barrier-1( the first pane of glass, making that one a value of 3), kicking away one of the faster moving molecules in the halo of the first pane of glass, facing the first atmo( radiating heat), making the halo of barrier-1( facing atmo-1), a value of 5--
this slows the molecules moving in the halo facing atmo-1, and thus, reduces the friction, against the glass( barrier-1), from the halo facing atmo-1, the reduced friction against the glass, from the molecular collisions of the halo of barrier-1, reduces the temp( # of collisions per-second), of the glass( barrier 1), from a value of 8, to a value of 7--
this reduction in temp( number of collisions), travels this way, through the whole window, until the last halo of barrier-2 has a reduced number of collisions( from 18, to a value of 17), and a cooler slower moving/slower harmonic molecule( at a value of 17), enters the fray of atmo-3, causing a hot molecule in atmo-3 to be kicked away( radiated), into the jumble of molecules of the thermal halo of barrier-2, that faces atmo-3( increasing it's harmonic to 18), this trade( or "convection") of molecules, causes the "molecular harmonic" in atmo-3 to drop, from 20, to 19( room temp, the heat source)--
if we imagine the molecules colliding, each molecule can be seen as a barrel, or drum, that is struck at a certain number if times per-second, and each halo, atmo, and barrier, have different vibrating drums( molecules), due to a different number of strikes( collisions), per-second, and differing molecular make-ups( atomic structures...water has 1-hydrogen, and 2-oxygens, for example)...
so, then why do the molecules in atmo-3, slow to 17, when a molecule with a slower harmonic enters the fray of collisions in atmo-3 that were moving at 18?--
i believe the principal of "thermal molecular harmonization" can be seen, by striking a tuning fork that has a high pitch, then holding it up, and striking another that has a slightly lower pitch, then holding the two right next to each other...they should equalize in vibrations, or "harmonize", their vibrations, within moments--
i also suggest, that when a molecule with a molecular harmonic of 17, strikes a molecule with a harmonic of 18, the two equalize their vibrations, upon contact( or nearly equalize, possibly both are in-between 17 and 18...17.2 perhaps??)--
after the collision, the struck molecule, with a new( lower) molecular harmonic, strikes another molecule, with a higher molecular harmonic, and the process repeats...very much like a red drop of dye, placed in a clear glass of water, and spreading evenly, throughout the glass of water, until it turns one shade( pink), after the process of "dilution" completes--
thermal halo's and heat transfer principals( heating a bolt)--
starting with the torch, what is going on there??...acetylene( the fuel), and oxygen( the accelerant), of the "root fuel", mixes in the tip of the torch, after it is lit, pressure from the gases leaving the torch after combustion, creates a "thermal cone", with even temperature graduations( making the flame predictable, and of use for welding)--
the cone, is essentially radiating hot molecules( high "molecular harmonic"), from a condensed space( the tip), shot towards the bolt, at a high "molecular harmonic"( vibrating very quickly, from high molecular collisions per-second), they do not hit the bolt initially...
this is the riddle...if we see the bolt microscopically, the bolts temp, and "thermal halo"( small air buffer between the bolt, and room-temp), are almost equal, and if we imagine the bolt as a planet, like earth, and the "thermal halo" as an atmosphere, we understand, that the very hot molecules bounce off the atmosphere, like a meteor would, if at the wrong vector, or exactly like colors are deflected from an object( see my "signal wave degradation" post for more details), once the halo around the bolt heats( taking nano-seconds), then the hot molecules can be accepted, into the "thermal halo" of the bolt, and the friction process of hot radiating molecules, from the torch heating( increasing the molecular collisions per-second) the molecules in the bolt, to the desired temp, or to molten--
at the tip of the torch, i would mention that there is also a "convection", of "o2" from the atmosphere in the room being drawn into the flame as well, like a stream pulls water from it's banks, thus lowering the rivers level when the flood gates open, and the stream's speed is increased...also acting like a "capillary action", or the process in "photo-synthesis"( see "photo-synthesis" post)--
this can be seen visually, when watching a lift-off from one of NASA's early space flights, in the form of a "cone", or umbrella, from the rocket upon separation( it looks very cool), this is the "convection" of atmospheric "o2" entering the flame of the next stage of rocket, after being fired, for all to see, due to the height of the separation in our earth's atmosphere--
i think that about covers the process...
--best wishes, john kruschke--
(cs)
