I wonder if the foil faced foam would work without having to paint and
stucco.

Cameron

On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 10:07 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:

> Doesn’t look like I emailed the test results to anyone.
> We started adding foam insulation with stucco and then white paint on the
> exterior of lots of stuff.
> An amazing combination.
>
> *From:* Chuck McCown
> *Sent:* Monday, July 16, 2018 9:00 AM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] How to reliably cool a small enclosure in direct
> sunlight?
>
> Here is one snippit about exterior insulation:
>
>
> Infrared camera proved what I proved years ago.  The exterior insulation
> does the trick.  A wall in shade is the same temperature (inside) as a
> wall
> in sun.  Therefore, false roof does not decrease heat flux.  I spent one
> whole summer testing all these assertions.  Multiple boxes with telemetry.
> Paint, sun shades, vents, etc etc.  White paint and exterior insulation
> does
> the job.  Nothing measurable came from adding a shade to that combination.
>
> But to prove it once again, I had Jeremy use the infrared camera to
> measure
> all the walls and ceiling in Ticaboo.  Sunny walls were no warmer than
> those
> on the shade side.
>
>
> *From:* Lewis Bergman
> *Sent:* Monday, July 16, 2018 8:54 AM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] How to reliably cool a small enclosure in direct
> sunlight?
>
> On peltier you also have to locate the power supply outside of the box. Or
> at least that is what I found. The heat load from the PS was always more
> than the peltier it powered could keep up with. Everything has a bit of
> inefficiency built in that shows up as heat.
>
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 9:52 AM Lewis Bergman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Are you saying white paint outperformed heat shields? That's awesome
>> info. I always thought heart shields were the best.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2018, 7:43 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I did a bunch of trials one summer testing a variety of methods
>>> including heat shields, exterior insulation, interior insulation,
>>> convection ventilation, forced ventilation, peltier effect active cooling.
>>>
>>> #1 by a long shot is painting the enclosure bright white.
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Bill Prince
>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 13, 2018 6:37 PM
>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] How to reliably cool a small enclosure in direct
>>> sunlight?
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. Add a thermostatically controlled ventilation fan
>>>
>>> 2. Put a heat shield up on the south side of the enclosure. This can be
>>> just a plate of aluminum, painted white on the sun side, and mounted to the
>>> enclosure with 1" standoffs
>>>
>>> We have a site like yours, and just the fan keeps the temperature below
>>> 120° F (49° C). I think if we added the heat shield we could drop it
>>> another 10° F.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/13/2018 4:51 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote:
>>>
>>> I’ve got a few side of the house enclosures exposed to direct sunlight
>>> part of the day.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Inside the electronics are about ready to melt. Like 90C+ CPU temps.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> These are about 3’ x 3’ x 12 deep or something like that, so not a lot
>>> of room.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What are you guys using to keep these things decently cool?
>>>
>>>
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