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Insulation-best
materials, thickness
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Introduction:
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naturally from a warmer to a cooler space. In the
winter, this heat flow moves directly from all heated
living spaces to adjacent unheated attics, garages, and
basements, or to the outdoors; or indirectly through
interior ceilings, walls, and floors--wherever there is
a difference in temperature. During summer, heat flows
from outdoors to the house interior. To maintain
comfort, the heat lost in winter must be replaced by
your heating system and the heat gained in summer must
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Project
description:
Insulating ceilings, walls, and floors decreases this heat flow
by providing an effective resistance to the flow of heat.
currently fiberglass the most commonly used heat insulator for
inside the walls and ceilings. Other widely used insulating
materials are cellulose, rigid polyurethane foam, Styrofoam and
etc.
In this project you will
compare some of these materials to see which one is the best
insulating material. We also want to see what is the effect of
thickness of these material on their insulation properties.
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Details
of this project:
More details or support on this project is available for the
members of ScienceProject.com. Material needed for
experiment or a science kit about this title may be available at
MiniScience.com. |
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