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Insulation is material that isolates a physical property. Usually this refers to either: | <onlyinclude>Insulation is material that isolates a physical property. Usually this refers to either: | ||
# [[Electrical insulation]] which prevents [[electricity]] from going where it isn't wanted. | # [[Electrical insulation]] which prevents [[electricity]] from going where it isn't wanted. | ||
# [[Thermal insulation]] which prevents [[heat]] from going where it isn't wanted. | # [[Thermal insulation]] which prevents [[heat]] from going where it isn't wanted.</onlyinclude> | ||
Often materials that make good electrical insulators also make good thermal insulation, but there are exceptions. | Often materials that make good electrical insulators also make good thermal insulation, but there are exceptions. There is also [[insolation]], which is the amount of [[sunlight]] striking a particular area. | ||
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Copper wire.jpg|thumb|none|335px|Figure 1. Electrical insulation on a wire.<ref>internet: http://www.world-trades.com/pro/490/508-1/pvc-insulated-flexible-wirebuilding-wire-93167.html</ref>]] </li> | |||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Glass_wool_insulation.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Figure 2. Thermal insulation for a house.<ref>Radomil. (May 19, 2015). ''Glass Wool Insulation'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glass_wool_insulation.jpg#/media/File:Glass_wool_insulation.jpg</ref>]] </li> | |||
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Revision as of 00:43, 9 June 2018
Insulation is material that isolates a physical property. Usually this refers to either:
- Electrical insulation which prevents electricity from going where it isn't wanted.
- Thermal insulation which prevents heat from going where it isn't wanted.
Often materials that make good electrical insulators also make good thermal insulation, but there are exceptions. There is also insolation, which is the amount of sunlight striking a particular area.
References
- ↑ internet: http://www.world-trades.com/pro/490/508-1/pvc-insulated-flexible-wirebuilding-wire-93167.html
- ↑ Radomil. (May 19, 2015). Glass Wool Insulation [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glass_wool_insulation.jpg#/media/File:Glass_wool_insulation.jpg
