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Old 10-02-2012, 03:02 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by edub370 View Post
... or is header wrap unidirectional? i.e. header wrap is designed to keep the headers heat in, whereas we want to keep heat out? ...
Thermal insulation is "omnidirectional." It impedes the transfer of heat in all directions.

I'm no expert, but it seems to me that a combination of reflective (reject as much as possible) and insulation (slow down any energy not reflected) would work best.
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