Recent content by chas209365

Thanks for your quick replies. russ: If the pressure equalizes throughout the box, would that mean that the temperature would equalize also? I'm a little puzzled by your comment about density difference being the key factor in making warm air rise. From my understanding, cold air is denser...

Hello, I'm posting here in an attempt to solve a practical problem involving air temperature and pressure in a home, but I'll pose the problem in a simple, hypothetical model. Take a large, closed box with a certain quantity of air contained within. A source of heat is placed on the bottom...