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Old 03-21-14, 04:13 PM   #3
buffalobillpatrick
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So roughly 1,000# of pariffin wax, at phase change (heat of fusion 50-70*C) is about the equivalent of 3,600 gallons of liquid water.

So my 1,000 gal. will be reduced to about 750 gal. water.
And will store/release heat about like a 4,350 gal. tank of water.

Please critique my math.

BBP

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