28 Jan
2014
28 Jan
'14
3 p.m.
On 1/28/2014 12:43 PM, Tom Knight wrote:
No excuses for the user interfaces. For the inner surfaces, however, I’m pretty sure they are intended to randomize the distribution of reflected internal radiation, which would, with smooth surfaces, likely bounce in very predictable ways, leading to local hot spots and cold spots.
A lot of them used to have metal "paddle" that rotated like the carousel. It's function was to keep changing the shape of the resonant modes so as to even out the heating. Maybe the carousel itself serves that purpose on ones without the "paddle". Brent