Hey all,
After all of the snow that came down on a lot of the East Coast last weekend (we got 3-4 inches and lost power for 3 days. Damn wet early snow!), I have been wondering about the drying effects that will be happening to the wood piles in my backyard. Now, I know that in addition to the usual drying factors of wind and sun, sublimation (the direct transition between ice and water vapor) becomes a factor when the temperature goes under 32 degrees.
This got me thinking: since for the last few 5 days or so it's gone below 32 degrees every night and for some of the day, but the midday highs have been solidly above freezing (45-55 degrees) and there has been a decently steady wind going most of the time (thanks to the storm), is this ideal conditions for some rapid drying (wind + repeated sublimation)?
After all of the snow that came down on a lot of the East Coast last weekend (we got 3-4 inches and lost power for 3 days. Damn wet early snow!), I have been wondering about the drying effects that will be happening to the wood piles in my backyard. Now, I know that in addition to the usual drying factors of wind and sun, sublimation (the direct transition between ice and water vapor) becomes a factor when the temperature goes under 32 degrees.
This got me thinking: since for the last few 5 days or so it's gone below 32 degrees every night and for some of the day, but the midday highs have been solidly above freezing (45-55 degrees) and there has been a decently steady wind going most of the time (thanks to the storm), is this ideal conditions for some rapid drying (wind + repeated sublimation)?