I needed to install a heatshield on the firewall panel by the turbo and decided on a special setup that should work well, but then I thought... how well is is compared to some stuff you can buy online?
We must also take into account the time it takes each material to come to room temperature.Whatever you put inside the engine bay will heat up sooner or later, it also matters how much time it takes to cool down. Those who live in places with high temperatures will understand me better. A wrapped (with titanium tape) item will take too much time in summer to cool down than a shielded one.
Basically as logic would put it, thicker materials shield heat better. The very thin foil heat barrier is not magic like ads claim and shouldn't be used for real heat blocking, maybe just a little protection for certain areas. The fiberglass backed foil did surprisingly well and as long as you aren't dealing with high enough heat to melt it, the siless foam was a great insulator. Again, choice does depend on the application - I used all the products on my project in different areas where one seemed to work better based on the constraints of the area.
@@Drivewaybuilt thank you so very much for the excellent answer! I have a Ducati V4 which has one of the pipes circulating right below the seat, which makes the under part of my legs a very uncomfortable place. I was thinking on take the double sheet oem heat shield and apply another heat shield barrier in the middle. Which material would protect best in this situation? Thanks again for the excellent video and for taking the time to answer this!! You’re awesome!!!!!
Definitely not convection - convection is air movement, like heat rising to the ceiling without external help - this was straight up forced air - this should be a worst case scenario for this "illustration"
@@Drivewaybuilt FYI, what you are describing (the forced air) is called 'forced convection' and heat rising to the ceiling is 'natural convection'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convection_(heat_transfer) Thank you for posting this video, it's excellent, but it is important to distinguish this as a convective heat transfer test and not a radiant heat transfer test. It's likely that ultra thin reflective tape will show benefit in a radiant only test
Perfect example of a video that have the resources to make it work but fail to do so with terrible camera work and sound.. ..please do another video,, cut the long useless intro, get to the point,.. use close up shots when necessary on digital displays and material use while voice over.
