Pearson eText -- Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Pearson eText -- Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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Author: Douglas Giancoli
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 19, Problem 18Q

Goose down sleeping bags and parkas are often specified as so many inches or centimeters of loft, the actual thickness of the garment when it is fluffed up. Explain.

23. The actual insulating value comes from the air trapped between the down feathers. The more air is trapped, the greater the loft, and the lower the rate of thermal conduction. So loft determines the warmth of the sleeping bag or parka.

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