Insulation/refrigeration Flashcards
What is another application for insulation?
Sound proofing
What three ways can heat be transferred?
Conduction, convection, radiation
What are some purposes of insulation?
Keeps thing warm, or cool, which increases efficiency. It also protects damage due to exposure due to heat, or corrosive atmospheres. Another common application is to prevent water condensation on cold surfaces.
What are the three insulation categories?
Cryogenic (below -10 1°C)
Thermal (between -10 1°C to 815°C)
Refractory (above 815°C)
What is cryogenic insulation?
It is used in the temperature range of -101 down to absolute zero. Cryogenics often is used to keep liquified gasses in the liquid state.
How are containers for cryogenics constructed?
In an insulated material to withstand extremely low temperatures without losing their strength. Usually a container inside a container similar to a thermos
What is cellular glass?
It is a common cryogenic range insulation. It is light weight rigid material made up of millions of completely sealed glass cells and each one in an isolated space. It is extremely abrasive.
What is super insulation?
The term applied to insulating blankets developed for spaceflight. The blanket consists of approximately 50 to 100 layers per inch of aluminized mylar separated by thin air spaces
Describe thermal insulation.
Most common type of insulation, there are three subcategories of thermal insulation- low temp, intermediate temp, high temp
Typical materials are fibreglass, rock wool, foamed plastics
What is effectively used in insulating building materials?
Small air pockets in the material greatly increase its insulation
What are the three thermal insulation categories?
Fibrous
Cellular
Granular
Describe fibrous insulation
Made from long small diameter fibers that divide the air into many tiny compartments. Fiberglass and mineral wool are commonly used
Describes cellular insulation
Use the principle of dividing the air pockets into tiny compartments. Foamed in plastics such as polystyrene and polyurethane are common
What is granular insulation
It is a loose horrible material such as vermiculite. Did commonly is used to fill the void inside hollow brick walls.
Define Refractory insulation
Typical applications are steel foundries and cement and lime kilns. The different forms of refracture he insulation available are: castable refractories, standard and specially shaped bricks, gunnite mixes, ramming mixes
What is a castable refractory
Made of minerals that withstand high temperature in the way they form ceramic, glass, or crystalline bond with manufactured.
What are refractory bricks?
They are used to line the surface of a kiln. The bricks are non conducting, and thick enough to keep the steel shell from becoming red hot and warping
What is gunnite?
It is mixed to a specific consistency, similar to mixing concrete, and is then sprayed onto the surface
What is a ramming mix?
Has the consistency of thick plasticine. These mixes are used mainly for patching and for filling in small areas where it is too difficult to cut bricks to match
What things are considered when selecting insulation
Thermal properties, mechanical properties, and chemical properties
What is temperature conductivity?
Thermal conductivity is similar to thermal conductance except that conductivity is rated on a 1 inch thick section of insulation. It is known as the K value. The lower the number the better the K factor is
What is thermal resistance?
It is the resistance to flow through a unit of area. It is known as the R value, and the higher the number, the better
Define insulation
Any material that is a poor conductor of heat or electricity that is used to stop or slow down the flow of heat or electricity
Another use for insulation other than stopping heat transfer
Noise control
Prolonged noise over ___db is not considered safe
70
What are some methods of sound control
Moveable curtains can reduce noise by 25db
Curtains with core acoustic insulation
What is cladding?
Also called jacketing. Protects the insulation from moisture and in some cases UV rays
What are some materials for cladding?
Aluminum sheeting, stainless steel for sheeting, pvc, woven tape, cloth sheets, plastic, foil laminates, roofing felt
As much as 98% of insulation problems are related to_____
Moisture
What is the purpose of a moisture barrier?
Prevents condensation from getting into the insulation. It is always put on the warm side of the insulation
How do most refrigeration systems produce cold?
The vapour compression cycle.
What is energy?
It is the capacity to do work, and can exist as potential energy, or as kinetic energy.
Explain energy conversion
In a refrigeration cycle, electrical energy is brought in, which is converted to mechanical energy through a motor then produces heat energy as it is running.
When one form of energy disappears, what happens?
Another form of energy appears. Energy can not be created or destroyed.