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Differences in Radiative Heat Transfer through Filtered Glass

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Abstract

The aim of this experiment was to determine which filters on glass would help reduce the termperature in a car exposed to solar heating. A plywood box was built and tested with different filters and screens using the same thermal energy input, with results showing the relative efficacy of each at controlling the rise in temperature. A reflective screen using crumpled aluminum foil was found to give the best reduction in heating.

Authors

  • Taylor Zimmerman

    LeTourneau University

  • Eric Davis

    University of Texas at Arlington, Sultan Qaboos University, UTA HEP group, Department of Integrated Bio \& Nano Systems, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University, University of Michigan, University of Waerloo, Canada, Texas Tech University, Dept of Mechanical Eng, TTU; Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, TTU, Dept of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, TTU Health Sci Ctr, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, TTU, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, TTU, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, TTU; Sch of Health and Sci, Purdue Univ, Dept of Mathematical and Systems Engineering, Shizuoka Univ, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080., LeTourneau University, None, University of Waterloo, Canada, Texas Tech Univ, Trinity University, the University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada, University of Dallas, Liverpool John Moores University, University Of Houston, Biolog Department, TCU, Home Schooled high school student, Los Alamos National Laboratory