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Does the order in which I layer blankets matter?
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It’s getting cold where I live and I sleep with multiple blankets. I am wondering whether it generally matters how I might use blankets to keep something warm; if I put blanket $A$ on top of blanket $B$, will it better insulate something than if I had put blanket $B$ on top of blanket $A$?
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It’s getting cold where I live and I sleep with multiple blankets. I am wondering whether it generally matters how I might use blankets to keep something warm; if I put blanket $A$ on top of blanket $B$, will it better insulate something than if I had put blanket $B$ on top of blanket $A$?
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Generally putting the more insulating layer on the outside would trap in the most heat.
– Kieran Moynihan
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As you haven't told us what is different about blanket A & B there is no chance anyone can tell you anything but the most generic of vague advice.
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It’s getting cold where I live and I sleep with multiple blankets. I am wondering whether it generally matters how I might use blankets to keep something warm; if I put blanket $A$ on top of blanket $B$, will it better insulate something than if I had put blanket $B$ on top of blanket $A$?
thermodynamics thermal-conductivity
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It’s getting cold where I live and I sleep with multiple blankets. I am wondering whether it generally matters how I might use blankets to keep something warm; if I put blanket $A$ on top of blanket $B$, will it better insulate something than if I had put blanket $B$ on top of blanket $A$?
thermodynamics thermal-conductivity
thermodynamics thermal-conductivity
asked 3 hours ago
nine-hundred
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nine-hundred
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asked 3 hours ago
nine-hundred
30517
asked 3 hours ago
nine-hundred
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asked 3 hours ago
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Generally putting the more insulating layer on the outside would trap in the most heat.
– Kieran Moynihan
3 hours ago
1
As you haven't told us what is different about blanket A & B there is no chance anyone can tell you anything but the most generic of vague advice.
– StephenG
2 hours ago
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Generally putting the more insulating layer on the outside would trap in the most heat.
– Kieran Moynihan
3 hours ago
1
As you haven't told us what is different about blanket A & B there is no chance anyone can tell you anything but the most generic of vague advice.
– StephenG
2 hours ago
Generally putting the more insulating layer on the outside would trap in the most heat.
– Kieran Moynihan
3 hours ago
Generally putting the more insulating layer on the outside would trap in the most heat.
– Kieran Moynihan
3 hours ago
1
1
As you haven't told us what is different about blanket A & B there is no chance anyone can tell you anything but the most generic of vague advice.
– StephenG
2 hours ago
As you haven't told us what is different about blanket A & B there is no chance anyone can tell you anything but the most generic of vague advice.
– StephenG
2 hours ago
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Such a system is actually quite complex, and as any backpacker would know, what keeps you warm is the amount of dead air within the layers. Dead air is non-circulating air. If we ignore the dead air between the layers and only consider the blankets themselves, I would say it's the same. However once you consider dead air and other parameters as in reality, the order does matter.
A small plus :
My personal experience as well as my friends, the best setup for different sleeping bags is to have the low temperature ( warmer ) sleeping bag outside, and the high temperature ( colder ) sleeping bag as a liner.
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each blanket layer represents a resistance to the conduction of heat. the heat flow resistance of a stack of blankets is then the sum of the resistances of each individual layer within the stack because to flow all the way through the entire stack, a parcel of heat must traverse each layer in it.
The ordering of that sum does not affect the value of the sum, and so the ordering of the blankets will not affect the total insulating capacity of the stack.
If this were true, then you could build a blanket exhibiting two different warmth levels depending on which way you flipped it. You could then use that blanket to divide a box into two halves in such a manner that heat would flow more readily into one side of the box than the other- in essence, making a "Maxwell's Demon blanket".
This discussion pertains ONLY to conduction; a different treatment is required to deal with radiative transfer.
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Such a system is actually quite complex, and as any backpacker would know, what keeps you warm is the amount of dead air within the layers. Dead air is non-circulating air. If we ignore the dead air between the layers and only consider the blankets themselves, I would say it's the same. However once you consider dead air and other parameters as in reality, the order does matter.
A small plus :
My personal experience as well as my friends, the best setup for different sleeping bags is to have the low temperature ( warmer ) sleeping bag outside, and the high temperature ( colder ) sleeping bag as a liner.
answered 3 hours ago
zivo
342
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Such a system is actually quite complex, and as any backpacker would know, what keeps you warm is the amount of dead air within the layers. Dead air is non-circulating air. If we ignore the dead air between the layers and only consider the blankets themselves, I would say it's the same. However once you consider dead air and other parameters as in reality, the order does matter.
A small plus :
My personal experience as well as my friends, the best setup for different sleeping bags is to have the low temperature ( warmer ) sleeping bag outside, and the high temperature ( colder ) sleeping bag as a liner.
answered 3 hours ago
zivo
342
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Such a system is actually quite complex, and as any backpacker would know, what keeps you warm is the amount of dead air within the layers. Dead air is non-circulating air. If we ignore the dead air between the layers and only consider the blankets themselves, I would say it's the same. However once you consider dead air and other parameters as in reality, the order does matter.
A small plus :
My personal experience as well as my friends, the best setup for different sleeping bags is to have the low temperature ( warmer ) sleeping bag outside, and the high temperature ( colder ) sleeping bag as a liner.
answered 3 hours ago
zivo
342
Such a system is actually quite complex, and as any backpacker would know, what keeps you warm is the amount of dead air within the layers. Dead air is non-circulating air. If we ignore the dead air between the layers and only consider the blankets themselves, I would say it's the same. However once you consider dead air and other parameters as in reality, the order does matter.
A small plus :
My personal experience as well as my friends, the best setup for different sleeping bags is to have the low temperature ( warmer ) sleeping bag outside, and the high temperature ( colder ) sleeping bag as a liner.
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each blanket layer represents a resistance to the conduction of heat. the heat flow resistance of a stack of blankets is then the sum of the resistances of each individual layer within the stack because to flow all the way through the entire stack, a parcel of heat must traverse each layer in it.
The ordering of that sum does not affect the value of the sum, and so the ordering of the blankets will not affect the total insulating capacity of the stack.
If this were true, then you could build a blanket exhibiting two different warmth levels depending on which way you flipped it. You could then use that blanket to divide a box into two halves in such a manner that heat would flow more readily into one side of the box than the other- in essence, making a "Maxwell's Demon blanket".
This discussion pertains ONLY to conduction; a different treatment is required to deal with radiative transfer.
answered 36 mins ago
niels nielsen
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each blanket layer represents a resistance to the conduction of heat. the heat flow resistance of a stack of blankets is then the sum of the resistances of each individual layer within the stack because to flow all the way through the entire stack, a parcel of heat must traverse each layer in it.
The ordering of that sum does not affect the value of the sum, and so the ordering of the blankets will not affect the total insulating capacity of the stack.
If this were true, then you could build a blanket exhibiting two different warmth levels depending on which way you flipped it. You could then use that blanket to divide a box into two halves in such a manner that heat would flow more readily into one side of the box than the other- in essence, making a "Maxwell's Demon blanket".
This discussion pertains ONLY to conduction; a different treatment is required to deal with radiative transfer.
answered 36 mins ago
niels nielsen
12.2k41938
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
each blanket layer represents a resistance to the conduction of heat. the heat flow resistance of a stack of blankets is then the sum of the resistances of each individual layer within the stack because to flow all the way through the entire stack, a parcel of heat must traverse each layer in it.
The ordering of that sum does not affect the value of the sum, and so the ordering of the blankets will not affect the total insulating capacity of the stack.
If this were true, then you could build a blanket exhibiting two different warmth levels depending on which way you flipped it. You could then use that blanket to divide a box into two halves in such a manner that heat would flow more readily into one side of the box than the other- in essence, making a "Maxwell's Demon blanket".
This discussion pertains ONLY to conduction; a different treatment is required to deal with radiative transfer.
answered 36 mins ago
niels nielsen
12.2k41938
each blanket layer represents a resistance to the conduction of heat. the heat flow resistance of a stack of blankets is then the sum of the resistances of each individual layer within the stack because to flow all the way through the entire stack, a parcel of heat must traverse each layer in it.
The ordering of that sum does not affect the value of the sum, and so the ordering of the blankets will not affect the total insulating capacity of the stack.
If this were true, then you could build a blanket exhibiting two different warmth levels depending on which way you flipped it. You could then use that blanket to divide a box into two halves in such a manner that heat would flow more readily into one side of the box than the other- in essence, making a "Maxwell's Demon blanket".
This discussion pertains ONLY to conduction; a different treatment is required to deal with radiative transfer.
answered 36 mins ago
niels nielsen
12.2k41938
answered 36 mins ago
niels nielsen
12.2k41938
answered 36 mins ago
niels nielsen
12.2k41938
answered 36 mins ago
niels nielsen
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Generally putting the more insulating layer on the outside would trap in the most heat.
– Kieran Moynihan
3 hours ago
1
As you haven't told us what is different about blanket A & B there is no chance anyone can tell you anything but the most generic of vague advice.
– StephenG
2 hours ago