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Of course clothes can dry outside even in cold weather. Clothes dry not just due to heat but also due to the flow of wind through the fibres of the fabric. The wind carries away water thus making it dry although a little late.
Of course clothes won't really dry in freezing temperatures. The reason for that is because my husband says they will and we all know husbands are usually wrong about these type of things;-)
My response:
Yes, clothes can still dry in cold and even freezing temperatures. It will just happen more slowly.
When individual water molecules gain enough energy, they turn to water vapor. At lower temperatures, there is less heat for this to happen, but it can happen.
If the temperatures are below freezing and the water has all frozen, the individual ice molecules cannot technically evaporate. If the temperature gets above freezing and/or it's sunny enough, some of the ice can melt and the water can then evaporate.
However, frozen water can transition directly to water vapor in a process known as sublimation. It's covered on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor
Think of dry ice (carbon dioxide) - it goes from solid directly to gas. This is sublimation.
Frozen water can do this too. It won't happen as rapidly as with dry ice or as when liquid water evaporates, but it will happen.
The clothes will dry if the water can evaporate. Cold air can hold less water vapour than warm air, but it may still be sufficiently dry to absorb water from the clothes, albeit more slowly than in summer. It doesn't always work of course, sometimes the air is already saturated and the clothes are as wet when you bring them in as when you hung them out. With experience you can learn to tell if it's worth the effort.
Through sublimation, when water molecules go from ice to vapor w/o bothering with a liquid state in between
The wind dries the clothes if the laundry is outdoors. If indoors the heat source of the house dries the clothes.
Yes they do but there is such a thing as a hot wind that could dry clothes but it may make them damp from the humidity .hope this answered your question.
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How long does it take for clothes to dry?
That all depends on how wet they are.
Wet clothes dry quickly in sun than shade?
The greater the surface of the wet clothes exposed to the warmth from the Sun, the quicker the clothes will dry due to evaporation of the water. Wet clothes will also dry if hung on a washing line on a sunny day, especially if there is also a breeze.
What should you do if someone has hypothermia?
take all wet clothes off and replace with clean, dry clothes then give them something warm to drink
What is different between dry seal and wet seal?
well one is dry and one is wet
What is the difference between dry and wet?
Dry: Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist. Wet: Covered or saturated with water or another liquid. Hope this helped*
Will wet clothes dry outside in the winter?
no
Wet clothes dry quickly in summer than in winter?
because they can.
Why do wet clothes dry when put on a line outside?
be cause the air and wind dries
When a wet towel is left in the sun it eventually becomes dry it is dries through the process of?
The wet towel gets dry by the process of evaporation. Wet clothes hung outside on aclothesline dry by evaporation.
Why do wet clothes dry?
Wet clothes dry because of evaporation. When water on the clothes absorbs heat from the surroundings, it changes from a liquid to a gas and evaporates into the air. This process removes moisture from the clothes, eventually making them dry.
Why was the clothes dryer invented?
to dry clothes when they are wet
Does the mediterranean have a wet summer and dry winter?
dry
What happens to clothes on a clothesline?
Clothes lines were made to air dry clothes by hanging them up outside. It's extremely energy efficient, but a little outdated.
Do insects hide in winter in Egypt?
Well, Egypt doesn't really have a winter. It has the DRY SEASON and the WET SEASON.And the insects always stay outside in the warmth.
Wet clothes take longer time to dry on a humid day?
Yes, wet clothes take longer to dry on a humid day because the air already has a high moisture content, so it cannot absorb as much additional moisture from the clothes. This slows down the process of evaporation, which is necessary for the clothes to dry.
Is a highland wet or dry?
Highlands are warm and dry during the summer, but, cool and wet, during the winter.
What is the best way to dry wet clothes?
The best way to dry wet clothes is to hang them on a clothesline outdoors in the sun and wind. If that is not an option, using a drying rack indoors near a heat source or using a dryer on a low heat setting can also effectively dry wet clothes.
