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| Re: [GMCnet] Dumb Question about Ceramic Paper [message #90248 is a reply to message #90189] |
Mon, 28 June 2010 07:40   |
Steven Ferguson
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I bought enough ceramic paper from McMaster Carr to do both tanks.
When it arrived, I cut a swatch from the roll and put my hand under it
while I heated the opposite side with a torch. Paper got red hot, did
not burn my hand underneath. Hardly the duty it will see on the
underside of my tanks, but I've always been a "doubting Thomas" about
things like this.
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Ken Coit <ktcoit@gmail.com> wrote:
> What is it about ceramic paper that makes it a good solution to the fuel
> tank heating problem? It appears that the R-value isn't as good as some
> alternatives, so what is the appeal? See
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/116/3482/=7pw8yr
> for some comparisons.
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> Ken Coit, ND7N
> Raleigh, NC
> Parfait Royale
> 1978 Royale Rear Bath, 403, 3.07
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| Re: [GMCnet] Dumb Question about Ceramic Paper [message #90260 is a reply to message #90248] |
Mon, 28 June 2010 08:15 |
Ken Coit
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So that would seen to prove that ceramics don't conduct heat and they also
reflect heat waves since the air around that torch must be pretty warm. But
we don't normally have a conduction problem and convection is going to bathe
the tanks in the ambient air unless we insulate the entire tank, so maybe
the best we can do is to add reflecting material. It seems to me that white
aluminum siding or white paint is about as good as it is going to get. Maybe
white paint with ceramic microspheres and aluminum leaves would be better,
but how much?
See http://hytechsales.com/
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Ken Coit, ND7N
Raleigh, NC
Parfait Royale
1978 Royale Rear Bath, 403, 3.07
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