Results
Report your findings and most importantly: why they are relevant. This may come in the form of graphs, animations, infrared photographs, etc.
Do they match your initial hypothesis?
Do they match your initial hypothesis?
30 Minute Testing
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Short-Form Testing
The overall temperature increase observed was greatest in the short-form testing in the shredded panel. However, the temperature did not change by one degree in either direction in the short-form testing. The sensor being used for this experiment did not use decimal integers in the data collection, which is something that would be added for future testing. The lack of change inspired the 2-hr testing phase shown below.
120 Minute Testing
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Results discussion
To read the above four graphs and .gif file: The yellow line, the heating chamber (temperature outside) uses the y-axis on the RIGHT side of the graph. all other lines use the LEFT y-axis, and both use the x-axis in the same manner.
The constructed gabions in the longer form testing outperformed the rigid foam insulation. However, the measuring process in the one of the sensors during the longer form testing did not use decimal integers in the data output. Regardless, the panel foam gabion outperformed the shredded foam and the rigid foam, plateauing before reaching 26 Celsius. The rigid foam reached 28 degrees Celsius, and was likely on the way to plateauing at a higher temp. The shredded foam gabion also seemed to plateau, especially given the drop near the end of the testing duration.
The constructed gabions in the longer form testing outperformed the rigid foam insulation. However, the measuring process in the one of the sensors during the longer form testing did not use decimal integers in the data output. Regardless, the panel foam gabion outperformed the shredded foam and the rigid foam, plateauing before reaching 26 Celsius. The rigid foam reached 28 degrees Celsius, and was likely on the way to plateauing at a higher temp. The shredded foam gabion also seemed to plateau, especially given the drop near the end of the testing duration.