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  • Jul 23, 2011, 08:01 PM
    nykkyo
    Does hot water damage a waterproof watch?
    Pressure is directly proportional to temperature and inversly to volume. P = KT/V
    If the watch is good for 5atm/50m, will hot water raise the psi to damage it?
  • Jul 24, 2011, 06:48 AM
    jcaron2
    That's true of an ideal gas, but definitely not for water. Nevertheless, the pressure would certainly increase slightly as temperature goes up for a contained volume of water (i.e. if the watch was submerged inside a rigid container of fixed volume). In an open system, like the ocean or a lake or pool, however, where the water is free to thermally expand, I think the pressure would actually go down at 50m as temperature increased because the water's density would be slightly decreasing (and thus the weight of water pushing down from above would be less).
  • Jul 24, 2011, 05:11 PM
    nykkyo
    Comment on jcaron2's post
    I was thinking about hot showers or hot tubs with mineral water
  • Jul 24, 2011, 07:35 PM
    jcaron2

    Aaah, I see. I guess it would have to be one heck of a hot shower to raise the pressure up to 5 atmospheres. ;)
  • Jul 24, 2011, 07:39 PM
    nykkyo
    Comment on jcaron2's post
    I wasn't sure. Tanks
  • Jul 24, 2011, 07:41 PM
    nykkyo
    Comment on jcaron2's post
    My typing is a little rusty
  • Jul 24, 2011, 08:26 PM
    jcaron2

    By the way, you can edit your posts if you switch to the old (V2) skin. It can be handy sometimes.
  • Jul 25, 2011, 08:59 PM
    DrBob1
    Of course the 5 atm/50 m limit refers to the watch's ability to resist EXTERNAL pressure. I would doubt that internal pressure would have any effect.

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