The Insulation Quality Thermal Resistance of Super R™
RADIANT BARRIER
The Three Ways Heat is Transferred Are:
1. Conduction The way heat is transferred directly from a burner to a cooking pot.
2. Convection The source of heat, heating and expanding the air, causing it to rise and being replaced by cold air.
3. Radiation Heat transfers through electromagnetic waves, the most common example being the sun. Radiation is the form of transfer
that most affects the comfort level of your building or home and the accompanying utility costs. Up to 93% of total downward heat flow
entering a building is by radiation. Radiant heat is a primary source of human discomfort.
The same material that goes into making Super R™ kept the NASA astronauts from losing their body heat in the intense elements of
space. The Space Shuttle's outer heat tiles and many other areas contain radiant barrier to protect against heat and cold. This same space
age technology has been incorporated into our Super R™ Iine of products, giving you the most up-to-date and finest Radiant Barrier on the
market today!
Super R™ is used as insulation against radiant heat transfer and can be used to its greatest advantage in instances where radiation is
the predominant means of heat transfer. It is the bright aluminum surface of all Super R™ products that gives it its insulating properties.
This happens in two ways:
Super R™ is an excellent reflector of all long wave radiant heat that strikes it - reflecting up to 97% of all radiant heat.
Super R™ will reradiate only 3% of heat in which it comes in close physical contact, compared with the approximate 90% reradiation of
ordinary building materials, at the same temperature.
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