Why Kanthal?

[Eskie]

Electrolysis requires an anode and cathode, with a gap bridged by the solution you are performing the process on. Electrolysis does not occur on the surface of a conductor carrying current without such a gap. Just having a wire in a solution and running current through it will not induce electrolysis.

 

[zoiDman]

Electrolysis requires an anode and cathode, with a gap bridged by the solution you are performing the process on. Electrolysis does not occur on the surface of a conductor carrying current without such a gap. Just having a wire in a solution and running current through it will not induce electrolysis.

Oh come on Eskie.

I saw the beginning of a Great Urban Myth in the making. And then you had to Squashed it with Physics.

 

[Eskie]

Oh come on Eskie.

I saw the beginning of a Great Urban Myth in the making. And then you had to Squashed it with Physics.

Science. It works.

 

[Oomee]

Magnets, how do they work?
buy the new Derren Brown book to find out!...
...look into the eyes, not around the eyes, into the eyes...

 

[zoiDman]

Magnets, how do they work?
Buy the new Derren Brown book to find out!...
...look into the eyes, not around the eyes, into the eyes...

"Magnets" is a Anagram for "Ant Gems"

Just say'n.

 

[Tonee N]

Science. It works.

Oh that's a loaded answer. Lol

Sent from tomorrow

 

[tj99959]

Oh come on Eskie.

I saw the beginning of a Great Urban Myth in the making. And then you had to Squashed it with Physics.

We do tend to over analyze things from time to time, don't we

 

[DaveP]

Kanthal, SS316L, Nichrome, whatever. It's all in what we happen to like and what gives us the best perceived vapor and flavor.

I've always believed that there is more in the vapor than just PG/VG fog and the flavors in the juice. Do I wonder about what else is in there? Sure, but it's so much better and safer than smoking that it doesn't keep me up at night worrying about it.

We all know that E^2/R gives us the wattage level of a vape. It doesn't take into account heat flux and capacity, and wattage might vary depending on coil size and the mod's ability to heat certain wires in large gauges quickly enough to vaporize juice during our button press time.

For those who wonder about coils and how they work to produce vapor, here's a good article that explains coil temperatures, wire type, heat flux, and heat capacity.

Guide to fine-tuning Temp Control Vaping

d) Heat capacity. Another property calculated by www.steam-engine.org, the heat capacity determines how much energy (directly related to power) is required to raise the temperature of the coil by 1 degree Kelvin. The heat capacity gives the ramp-up of a coil - in other words, the time required to heat up a coil at a given power output. Higher heat capacity results in a lagging coil (typical for Clapton coils) which will take some time to get to a decent vaping output.
In the example above, the non-twisted coil has a low heat capacity of 29.87 mJ/K (milli Joules per Kelvin - or energy per degree temperature), and will therefore heat up very quickly. The twisted coil, on the other hand, has a heat capacity of 119.49 mJ/K -about 4 times higher. This coil, despite being much cooler at higher wattages (as given by the heat flux), will take much longer to heat up due to the high heat capacity.

 

[Ryedan]

For those who wonder about coils and how they work to produce vapor, here's a good article that explains coil temperatures, wire type, heat flux, and heat capacity.

Guide to fine-tuning Temp Control Vaping

Thanks Dave, that is a great guide to TP and TC vaping

 

[tj99959]

Thanks Dave, that is a great guide to TP and TC vaping

And in the end we either like the vape or we try something else.

 

[DaveP]

And in the end we either like the vape or we try something else.

Yep. I vary from 6W to about 12W depending on how new my coil and wick are and the juice I'm vaping. 15W and up on my builds starve the wick quickly on my Kayfuns.