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Insulation - Online Essay

Insulation

Introduction
The experimenter is testing on denim, cotton T-shirt material, wool
fabric, thermal underwear, polyester fabric, and a Ziplock bag with no insulator.
From research the experimenter learned that wool is a fine soft wavy hair that
forms all or part of the protective coat of a sheep. Since ancient times it was
harvested to provide clothing and is an important part in textile trade because
of its insulation. Woolen fabric is when the woolen system uses short or mixed
long and short fiber where no combing is done. It has a rough appearance and is
most suitable for blankets, overcoats, and tweeds. Denim which the experimenter
is also testing is the material used to make blue ...

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was chosen to see
which clothing insulator retains the most heat. "Insulation is material that
protects against heat, cold, electricity, or sound." (Science Encyclopedia,
1984). In this case the insulation will be protecting against a cold temperature.

The hypothesis is if denim, cotton T-shirt material, wool fabric,
polyester fabric, thermal underwear, and a Ziplock bag with out insulating
material are tested to see which one retains the most heat, then wool fabric
will retain the most heat because it holds an important place in today's textile
trade because of its good insulation and the fact that it comes from the
protective coat of sheep who need to stay warm and use that as their insulator.

Procedure

The first thing the experimenter does is fill the inside of five, gallon-sized
Ziplock bags with the insulation material so it is one centimeters thick all
around. Leave the sixth Ziplock bag empty because it will serve as the control
group. Then fasten the ...

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Added: 2/21/2006 09:44:34 AM
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