[Strawbale] 2L Bottles as heat sink

[Speireag Alden]

On 2008, Jan 01, at 22:45, Shody Ryon wrote:

> Are "heat sink" and "thermal storage" one and the
> same?

     Pretty close.  The former is more used in cases where you have  
too much heat, and you need some place to put it temporarily, or for  
re-distribution, as on a computer breadboard.  The second is more  
used in cases where you want to store warmth or coolness so that you  
can later draw from it.  Both applications rely on the same principles.

> As I understand it the plastic bottles may melt
> releasing water in case of a serious interior fire,
> thus slowing the fire, in some cases, so there is the
> possibility they could help lesson a disaster.

     Theoretically.  There'd be little harm in it, unless the bottles  
are located directly over the library.

-Speireag.