Wrong, saturated salt water freezes at zero degrees F.
So it kept meat a lot colder than 28 degrees!
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- Ed Pavlovic <epav1@w...> wrote:
> The freezing point of salt water is lower than that
> of fresh water. If I
> remember correctly, the point at which salt water
> freezes at around 28 degrees or
> so. So adding the brine to the ice/water in the
> bunkers would in effect lower
> the temperature of the by about 4 degrees or so.
>
> By the way, I noticed that the flyer for the
> prototype modelers seminar put on by
> Sunshine Models in Naperville this year will have a
> seminar on the IC's banana
> trains. Wonder if they'll discuss the empty reefers
> being handed off to the Q at
> East Dubuque? Or better yet, the story about a
> brakeman getting "shipped"
> between C&I stations in one of them....
>
> Ed Pavlovic
>
>
> qutlx1@a... wrote:
>
> > Pete as I recall the salt when mixed w/the ice
> served to lower the
> > temperature in the cars, by speeding up the
> melting process right?
>
>
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