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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: katieHaylor on 24/04/2020 09:41:57

Title: Why are some items not dried when you take them out the dishwasher?
Post by: katieHaylor on 24/04/2020 09:41:57

Ben asks:

Why is it that porcelain and glass get dry in the dishwasher, while plastic food containers don't, in the same run?

What do you think?

Title: Re: Why are some items not dried when you take them out the dishwasher?
Post by: RD on 24/04/2020 11:26:39

Thermal-conductivity of porcelain is (~4x) higher than plastics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_thermal_conductivities).
The porcelain will become hotter than the plastic from same the hot-water shower.
There will be more evaporation from hotter objects, (at the end of the wash cycle).

Title: Re: Why are some items not dried when you take them out the dishwasher?
Post by: isitshaloyo on 24/08/2020 05:23:01

Quote from: RD on 24/04/2020 11:26:39

The porcelain will become hotter than the plastic from same the hot-water shower.
There will be more evaporation from hotter objects, (at the end of the wash cycle).

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Title: Re: Why are some items not dried when you take them out the dishwasher?
Post by: Gordo1n on 01/09/2020 08:21:48

It very well may be baffling to open your dishwasher after the wash cycle is finished and discover things that are as yet soggy.

Title: Re: Why are some items not dried when you take them out the dishwasher?
Post by: science12 on 11/10/2020 11:53:02

I got the feeling that it also depends on how much rains aid is in the dishwasher, at least I felt it that way that it does not dry good when there is less left.
I do open it as soon as it is finished.