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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 14 Problem 16Q

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Problem 16Q

Ceiling fans are sometimes reversible, so that they drive the air down in one season and pull it up in another season. Explain which way you should set the fan (a) for summer, (b) for winter.

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  1. In summer, the fans have to be set to drive the air down. The ceiling fan makes a cooling breeze since it accelerates evaporation from the skin.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 6 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780130606204

Ceiling fans are sometimes reversible, so that they drive

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