Klarinet Archive - Posting 000170.txt from 1997/05

From: Jrykorten@-----.com
Subj: Re: Air Temperature
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 22:09:31 -0400

In a message dated 97-05-05 13:41:16 EDT, Diane write:

<< By the time the air reaches the trachea, the air is at body
temperature and can *not* be warmed further no matter how long the air
is held in the lungs.

Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
>>

Maybe you are assuming that one is breathing through a nose? The air is not
fully warmed when breathing through your mouth by the time it reaches the
trachea. You can test this by inhaling and exhaling quickly a volume of air
greater than your anatomical dead space.

Jerry Korten
NYC