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Content: this is why vacuum insulated mugs work so well. A thermal bridge is an area that has greater thermal conductivity than the materials around it, providing an opportunity for heat to pass through. When you place insulation between your trailer’s frame ribs but don’t do anything to the ribs themselves, the frame then becomes a thermal bridge. Heat can conduct inside the trailer through the exposed frame much more easily than it can through the insulated areas. This thermal bridge reduces the overall effectiveness of your insulation, since heat and cold can easily go around it. Creating a thermal break with 1/4″ XPS insulation
Insulating on the top of your trailer’s hollow frame ribs can reduce the effect of thermal bridging. These thermal breaks, are basically non-conductive materials (i.e. insulation) placed in the pathway of a thermal bridge to block the flow of heat. NOTE: HVAC tape is not insulation. Now that we understand how basic heat transfer works, let’s take a look at the insulation materials we can use to slow it down.