Re:A Material That Throws Heat into Space Could Soon Reinven...
by smsm42 on Thursday September 14, 2017 @12:59PM
(#15249959)
From the article:
The point of jackets, mittens, and scarves is to retain as much of that radiant heat as possible, keeping us warm on winter days.
This is AFAIK not how clothing works - excepting special ones like space suits, firemen suits, etc. Clothes are primary to prevent convective cooling, not radiative cooling.
5C cooling in Bay area may be enough for most of the summer outside of top heat days in Jul-Sep. If that is substantially cheaper than installing AC, it could be a good solution for most homes and save lots of energy.
The point of jackets, mittens, and scarves is to retain as much of that radiant heat as possible, keeping us warm on winter days.
This is AFAIK not how clothing works - excepting special ones like space suits, firemen suits, etc. Clothes are primary to prevent convective cooling, not radiative cooling.
5C cooling in Bay area may be enough for most of the summer outside of top heat days in Jul-Sep. If that is substantially cheaper than installing AC, it could be a good solution for most homes and save lots of energy.