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Thermal Break

A thermal break or thermal barrier is an element of low thermal conductivity placed in an assembly to reduce or prevent the flow of thermal energy between conductive materials.

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Thermal Break

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  1. THERMAL Break A thermal break or thermal barrier is an element of low thermal conductivity placed in an assembly to reduce or prevent the flow of thermal energy between conductive materials

  2. IN ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Athermalbreakisalsoaload-bearingthermalinsulationsystemusedinreinforced concretestructurestoformathermalbreakbetweencantileverstructuresandinternal floor. Insulatedglazing – theairorgasbetweenthepanesstopstheconductivethermalenergy frompassingthroughtheglass. Metalwindoworcurtainwallframing – aseparatormaterialisusedbetweentheinnerand outerframestopreventthetemperaturetransferthroughtheframeandcondensationon theinsideframe.

  3. Garagedoors – insomedoorsthathavehighR-rating insulation, avinylthermalbreakisusedalongtheedgesof eachsegmentinsteadofrolledsteel. Metalandwoodframedbuildings - aninsulationmaterial installedontheroof, wallsandfloorpreventsthermalshort circuitcreatingtheheattransferthroughtheframingmaterial andcontrolswhendesired (winter/summer)resultingin energysavings. Metalwindowsanddoors (Aluminium, Steeletc.) - separating theframeintotwoseparateinteriorandexteriorpiecesjoined withalessconductivematerialreducestemperaturetransfer. Thermalbreaks (madeofsubstantiallyrigid, lowthermal conductivepolyamideorpolyurethanewhichismechanically lockedinaluminumwindowframingcanbemorethana thousandtimeslessconductivethanaluminumanda hundredtimeslessthansteel. Inadditionthermalbreakscan havetheaddedbenefitofreducingsoundtransmittanceby dampeningvibration

  4. SOURCES ARTICLE SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA IMAGE SOURCE: ECOLINEWINDOWS.COM.AU

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