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carpet has fine fibres in it. heat travels upwards so when it does the carpet fibres traps the heat. The thicker the carpet the better.
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What type of heat loss is reduced by carpets?
Convection , Because it traps air , the thicker the carpet , the more heat you save
What is HELP designed to prevent?
The loss of body heat when in the water.
How does a thermostat prevent heat loss?
A thermostat does nothing to prevent the loss of heat. That's the job of insulation. All the thermostat knows is to turn the heater on when the temperature drops below some number.
Why tubes of a boiler are covered with a layer of asbestos?
to prevent loss of heat
Why does fitting carpets help reduce heat loss?
Fitting carpet would help to reduce heat loss because the carpets fibres grip onto the air, so therefore the warm air cannot escape from your home. Also, the thicker your carpet is, the more warm air it will trap, so it will be a better insulator for you home if it is a thick carpet =)
How you prevent heat loss from a house?
BURN IT then no heat would escape
What is the heat escape lessening position h.e.l.p designed to prevent?
The loss of body heat when in the water
What is heat and why does some things feel cold or warm?
Heat is molecular vibration and can be transfer through eonduction, convection and radiation. Different object had different heat capacity and conduction. We human sense if it is hot or cold from whether we gain or loss heat. In a cold room, walking on cold carpet is still warm because we do not loss much heat to carpet but if we walk on stone or concrete, we loss heat rapidly and we feel it is cloder than carpet even it is at the same temperature.
Does weatherstripping prevent heat loss by preventing condensation?
No.
What is the heat escape lessening designed to prevent?
the loss of body heat when in the water
What will carpet and drapes in a room reduce?
Drafts, heat loss and the number of chilly feet.
Does blubber help to prevent water loss from the body?
Blubber, or subcutaneous fat, helps prevent heat loss from the body. Keratin in the epidermis helps prevent water loss from the body.
What type of heat loss is reduced by carpets?
Convection , Because it traps air , the thicker the carpet , the more heat you save
What is the heat escape lessening position designed to prevent?
in boating the heat escape lessening position is designed to prevent?
What is the heat lessening posture H.E.L.P. designed to prevent?
the loss of body heat when in the water.
What is the heat escape lessening posture designed to prevent?
the loss of body heat when in the water
What material prevent heat loss most efficiently?
styro
