This is also for my solar collector.
2006-08-10 09:11:41 · 9 answers · asked by Br 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Aluminum foil is a good conductor, so heat can easily flow from one side to the other. It is also an excellent reflector, so that radiation will be reflected rather than absorbed. The latter property is of more interest for solar collectors. You could build a solar trap out of sheet goods (plywood, cardboard, etc), and affix aluminum foil with contact cement to get a reflector that would be much less costly than using sheet aluminum, and would also work better because foil is shinier than sheet aluminum.
2006-08-10 09:18:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
aluminu foil is a good conductor of heat, but its thin and cools off quickly
2006-08-10 16:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Spaceman spiff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really... it is however, an EXCELLENT conductor of heat. So it will radiate and conduct the heat very easily... but it wont hold it for long.
2006-08-10 16:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by AresIV 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no such thing as an attractor of heat.... is there??
2006-08-10 16:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by wasabi_luvva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a poor insulator
2006-08-10 16:16:43 · answer #5 · answered by nobody722 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go buy a space blanket and read the instructons, that will tell you
2006-08-10 16:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by johnno K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-10 20:51:32 · answer #7 · answered by Best Helper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
insulator.
2006-08-10 16:17:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2014-08-25 04:53:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋