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Old 14th August 2003 | 07:51
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Jcooper
 
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Alright, so if you have a cool temperature of 20 degrees you have a MP of say 20". Now you move into air which is 100 degrees. Why wouldnt the MP do the same thing? The air density is the contributing factor to the MP. So if a rise in temp has a decrease in density, and a rise in altitude has a decrease in density, why are their opposite effects on the MP limit chart?

Don't worry about hijacking my thread but if you can help on this I would appreciate it.

PS I agree, humidity does effect air density. Water vapor is less dense than O2 and N2 so if you have more water vapor in the air the overall density will be decreased.

One more post script, has anyone else noticed there are a lot of poetic responses on here? I almost feel guilty for not using metaphores or similes.
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