Stainless steel is a popular material for thermos flasks because it is durable, has good insulating properties, and is easy to clean. Vacuum-insulated stainless steel thermos flasks can keep liquids hot or cold for long periods of time.
A thermos flask is made of steel because steel is a good insulator, which helps maintain the temperature of the liquid inside the flask for longer periods. Steel is also durable and easy to clean, making it a practical material for use in thermos flasks.
A thermos is able to do what it does by using a several of physical and material properties to keep our hot chocolate hot and our ice tea icy. A thermos has an inner container made of glass. This container is really like one bottle inside of another bottle and sealed at the ends by melting the edges together. The air is removed out from the space between the two bottles to produce a vacuum, which is not a good conductor of heat and does a good job at slowing down the movement of heat. To slow down the other heat they coat the facing surfaces of the glass bottles with a silvery coating (like a mirror). This reflects the heat and helps slow down any losses that might get that way. They use a material like cork or rubber to make the bottle stopper and anything else that might touch the outside surface of the glass container. These materials are bad conductors of heat and slow down the heat loss. What's left is what we can see on the outside which can be metal or plastic and is the covering for the glass bottles. The idea here (with the thermos) is to slow down the movement of heat from one place to the other. So if you have hot stuff in the thermos or cold stuff in the thermos, the end result is the same. Keep heat from moving to where you don't want it to go for as long as possible. NB It's worth mentioning that modern vacuum flasks (Thermos being a trade name) are made almost entirely of stainless steel, inside and out - it doesn't shatter and is naturally reflective, although not polished to a mirror shine when used as a flask inner. Modern stoppers are also made of plastic.
A Florence flask has a round bottom and a long neck, often used for heating liquids evenly. An Erlenmeyer flask has a flat bottom and a conical shape, commonly used for mixing and storing liquids. Florentine flasks are better suited for distillation or reflux processes, while Erlenmeyer flasks are more versatile for general laboratory use.
Laboratory flask of different types are designed to contain liquids in larger volumes.
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A thermos flask is made of steel because steel is a good insulator, which helps maintain the temperature of the liquid inside the flask for longer periods. Steel is also durable and easy to clean, making it a practical material for use in thermos flasks.
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Conduction in a thermos flask is minimized through the use of a vacuum layer between two walls of the flask. This vacuum layer prevents heat transfer by conduction, as there are no molecules present to transfer the heat. This helps to keep the contents of the flask hot or cold for an extended period of time.
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There are many ways this is done. It can be done by having a double walled thermos with either air, an insulator, or a vacuum between. A vacuum will prevent all conduction except where the two walls touch but requires stronger materials.
Using vacuum as an insulator avoids heat loss by conduction. Heat transfer is minimised by reflective silver surfaces that are applied to the flask. This prevents thermal radiation from entering and escaping the flask.
Heat loss in a thermos flask is minimized through the use of a vacuum layer that acts as insulation, preventing heat transfer by conduction or convection. Additionally, the inner and outer walls of the flask are often made of materials with low thermal conductivity to further reduce heat loss. Finally, the flask is usually sealed with a tight-fitting cap to prevent heat loss through evaporation.
This is from wikipedia:The vacuum flask was invented by Scottish physicist and chemist Sir James Dewar in 1892 and is sometimes referred to as a Dewar flask after its inventor. The first vacuum flasks for commercial use were made in 1904 when a German company, Thermos GmbH, was formed. Thermos, their trademark for their flasks, remains a registered trademark in some countries but was declared a genericized trademark in the U.S. in 1963 as it is colloquially synonymous with vacuum flasks in general.
Hi there the thermos flask use inslators inside its design such as cork and plastics . The inside where youre fluid goes is usually covered in a reflective material to prevent heat absorption.The lid also traps heat escapeing from the top and stops spill and leaks . theres is also a space in the flask wall which has a vacuum in it to prevent further heat loss.
The flask makes use of heavy insulation, either by vaccum, air cushion or just filled with very poor heat conductors to slow the heat loss from a hot drink or warming from the enviroment.
The best way to do so be be to use a good thermal insulator. A thermos flask would suit this purpose.
Old glass thermoses are very similar to dewars used in chemistry for carrying liquid nitrogen.A glass thermos would be safe for transporting and temporary storage of liquid nitrogen.However, it would not be recommended to seal the top tightly with the stopper as the liquid nitrogen will slowly evaporate and pressure could build up inside the thermos.