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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / What is the smallest distance between a Infrared reflective surface & source?
« on: 05/03/2010 12:54:53 »
Hi, I hope you can help. I have a technical question. I have searched with google to find an answer, but with no luck.
My question is: If we have any building material, say plasterboard, and it is emmitting some of it's heat by Infra-Red, and you want to recapture that lost heat by placing a reflective surface on one side of the plasterboard, (so the emmitted heat reflects back into the plasterboard, how close can you put a reflective surface to the plasterboard? Can the reflective surface actually be in contact with the plasterboard, or will that render the reflective properties useless?
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
Many Thanks,
Sanjay
My question is: If we have any building material, say plasterboard, and it is emmitting some of it's heat by Infra-Red, and you want to recapture that lost heat by placing a reflective surface on one side of the plasterboard, (so the emmitted heat reflects back into the plasterboard, how close can you put a reflective surface to the plasterboard? Can the reflective surface actually be in contact with the plasterboard, or will that render the reflective properties useless?
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
Many Thanks,
Sanjay