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what is thermal insulator?

what is thermal insulator?

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Saurabh Kumar
askIITians Faculty 2400 Points
8 years ago
Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence. Thermal insulation can be achieved with specially engineered methods or processes, as well as with suitable object shapes and materials.

Heat flow is an inevitable consequence of contact between objects of differing temperature. Thermal insulation provides a region of insulation in which thermal conduction is reduced or thermal radiation is reflected rather than absorbed by the lower-temperature body.
OUTPASS
219 Points
8 years ago
thermal insulator is something that prevents heat from moving from one place to another. There are 3 main ways that heat can travel: convection, conduction, and radiation. Typically the phrase 'thermal insulator' refers to a material that blocks conduction.
pralay
186 Points
8 years ago
Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence. Thermal insulation can be achieved with specially engineered methods or processes, as well as with suitable object shapes and materials.
SHANMUKESHWAR
461 Points
8 years ago
A thermal insulator is something that prevents heat from moving from one place to another. There are 3 main ways that heat can travel: convection, conduction, and radiation. Typically the phrase 'thermal insulator' refers to a material that blocks conduction.
R.GANGARAJU
68 Points
8 years ago
A thermal insulator is something that prevents heat from moving from one place to another
L GOUSE BASHA
316 Points
8 years ago
thermal insulator is something that prevents heat from moving from one place to another. There are 3 main ways that heat can travel: convection, conduction, and radiation. Typically the phrase 'thermal insulator' refers to a material that blocks conduction. is the reduction of heat transfer between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence. Thermal insulation can be achieved with specially engineered methods or processes, as well as with suitable object shapes and materials.Thermal insulation
E.Nandhini ketha
115 Points
6 years ago
Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer   between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence.

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