Thermal Insulance
type: QuantityKind
description: $\textit{Thermal Insulance}$ is the reduction of heat transfer (the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence. In building technology, this quantity is often called $\textit{Thermal Resistance}$, with the symbol $R$.
applicable unit: CLO
applicable unit: DEG F-HR-FT2-PER-BTU IT
applicable unit: DEG F-HR-FT2-PER-BTU TH
applicable unit: FT2-HR-DEG F-PER-BTU IT
applicable unit: M2-HR-DEG C-PER-KiloCAL IT
applicable unit: M2-K-PER-W
exact match: ThermalInsulation
has dimension vector: A0E0L0I0M-1H1T3D0
iec61360 code: 0112/2///62720#UAD192
informative reference: https://cdd.iec.ch/cdd/iec62720/iec62720.nsf/ListsOfUnitsAllVersions/0112-2---62720%23UAD192
informative reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_insulation
latex definition: $M = 1/K$, where $K$ is "Coefficient of Heat Transfer"
symbol: M
wikidata match: Q2596212
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:ThermalInsulance