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If I recall correctly, fiberglass is a pretty decent heat insulator. Wouldn't be possible to cut those blades into tiles, then reshape them to be perfectly flat
by squarefoot 7y ago
If I recall correctly, fiberglass is a pretty decent heat insulator. Wouldn't be possible to cut those blades into tiles, then reshape them to be perfectly flat and use them as heat insulation panels in non critical industrial applications?
- stcredzero 7y agoIf I recall correctly, fiberglass is a pretty decent heat insulator. Wouldn't be possible to cut those blades into tiles The physics of insulators, like fiberglass batting. Basically, it works the same way as down feathers or fur. The material traps air into many, many somewhat separate pockets. This interrupts convective flows, which drastically slows down the rate at which heat can move through air. Since air is the opposite of dense, not much heat can be transmitted through air which does not move. Fiberglass tiles aren't going to have the same insulating property, just because they're also fiberglass.
- c0restraint 7y agoWhat about crushing them and then kind of shredding it into a mulch to create the pockets?
- dehrmann 7y agoThey're fiberglass composite, so fiberglass in epoxy, unlike fiberglass insulation.