Thermal Insulation Solution for Aluminium Plates

[kubixxx]

Hi everybody,

Homework Statement

For one project, I need to find a material to control the heat transfer between two plates of aluminium by adding a plate or something in between. I'm so looking for a material which can help to reduce the heat transfer between the two plates (one about 250°C and the other about 150°C)

The Attempt at a Solution

Any idea or what to use in between the two plates? As the distance between the plates should be as small as possible...

Thanks for your help!
Max

 

[gneill]

How about a thin sheet of copper that can can be moved into block a variable area of the plates. The copper in turn should be connected to an external heat sink of some sort (ice bath?). The copper will provide a path for excess heat to leave the plate system.

 

[Qbomb]

try a fiberglass textile. It should be able to knock the temperature in half. It isn't all that hot so you can probably find it cheap.

http://www.avsind.com/fiberglassfabrics.html