The biggest mistake that 90% of American homeowners make is putting a dark colored shingle on their roof. Scientific studies reveal that different color shingles absorb and reflect different amounts of heat. White shingles will conduct less and reflect more heat, whereas black shingles will contain and absorb the most heat. Almost every consumer knows ...
For a rugged, military-style phone the Samsung Convoy 2 is above average in performance and reliability. It’s a light-weight, solid flip phone with a built-in camera and adequate out-of-the-box storage. It is not a smartphone, but the Convoy 2 is capable of text messaging and internet access – albeit significantly slower then any Samsung smartphone. ...
A passive solar home is one that takes advantage of the suns energy to heat and cool a home. Its basic design involves a few unique features that allows an average home to save tons of money just based on its location, orientation and the materials used to create it. By collecting the suns energy ...
Heat transfer is an important concept in the world of physics and engineering. It is also at the same time both one of the most difficult and easiest subjects in these fields. It is one of the most difficult subjects because of the complex mathematics involved in modeling and predicting heat transfer in even the ...
The most common methods by which heat transfer takes place are Convection, Conduction, and Radiation. The majority of heat transfers consist of two or maybe three of these methods, wherein its uncommon to find a natural transfer of heat that consists of only one of these methods. Convection Gases and liquids are referred to in ...
With the price of energy always rising, even small changes in furnace efficiency can result in big savings. Your furnace accounts for the majority of energy used in your home; so if you are looking for ways to save on energy bills, start with your furnace. It will offer the largest savings for your household, ...