https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj ill think about this later en-us 2021-10-05 15:00:11 UTC 2025-10-09 09:48:58 UTC hello@padlet.com aloren2024_2 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1793409570 Insulation is a concept most everybody has experience with, even if they don't realize it. A good insulator has high heat capacity, heat reflection, and air-tightness. The clothes you wear insulate your body, the fiberglass in your walls keeps your house hot or cold, etc. Insulation is one of the most important aspects of building a large structure. Being able to keep warmth or coldness from escaping into the atmosphere allows for buildings to consume less electricity, and have less impact on the environment around them. It doesn't just have applications in clothing and buildings, it is also used to keep astronauts warm in the vacuum of space, and to protect important historical documents and artifacts. One of the most common things that demonstrates the importance of insulation is house ownership. Oftentimes in older houses, there will be no insulation other than the walls, meaning that the temperature inside the house will quickly equalize with the outside environment. This will drive the price of air conditioning up, and increase total electricity usage a lot. Installing insulation is the easiest way of reducing heat loss.


Source: https://www.onehourheatandair.com/largo/about-us/blog/2013/september/how-does-attic-insulation-affect-your-ac-/

https://www.wagnermechanical.com/blog/attic-insulation-ac-efficiency]]> 2021-10-05 15:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1793409570 psnyder20241_1 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1793555984 Conduction
       When 2 or more atoms or molecules traveling at different speeds collide. The faster moving atom will lose speed (heat) and the slower moving atom will gain speed (heat)

Radiation
       When something is hot, it gives off electromagnetic waves that travel through space that will makes other atoms or molecules warmer when they come into contact with the waves. 

Convection
       Convection is when heat from air particles transfers to another substance through physical contact. 
     ]]> 2021-10-05 15:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1793555984 aloren2024_2 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1794103859 2021-10-05 18:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1794103859 aloren2024_2 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1794105360 2021-10-05 18:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1794105360 psnyder20241_1 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800096315 2021-10-07 14:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800096315 aloren2024_2 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800290203 2021-10-07 15:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800290203 aloren2024_2 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800299236 We went from 82.2 to 65.7, meaning in 12 minutes we lost roughly 16.5 degrees Fahrenheit of heat. ]]> 2021-10-07 15:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800299236 aloren2024_2 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800309658 The biggest constraint that we faced during our project was loss of heat through air leakage. Our design, although very close was not entirely air-tight and that means some amount of heat can escape in between the air gaps of the lid and main container. We could improve on this with a sealed rubber gasket or screw on lid of some kind. Another improvement we could make is the application of the insulation. We overfilled the container slightly and it caused a noticeable bump above the top of the container. This contributed to the previous air gap problem. I would also use more mylar on the lid to prevent any sort of heat loss through there. Other then general improvements in precision with the construction of the container, I think the only aspects I would re-design would be the cup and the manner of insulation application.]]> 2021-10-07 15:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800309658 psnyder20241_1 https://padlet.com/psnyder20241_1/p9wqp9ionq1byjuj/wish/1800713272 -Water transferring process

-Air gaps
There are gaps in the cap of the bock that we made in order to get the water inside of the box. These could cause some minor heat loss and difficulties with pouring water.
-Recording process
There is no way to accurately record to temperature of the water so it will always be slightly off.



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