Cooler Thermal Insulation: Key to Ensuring Quality

 

A cooler's thermal insulation helps us keep drinks and food fresh and in good condition wherever we go.

In fact, it is the key to the quality of camping coolers, marine coolers, and smaller backpack-style coolers. But let's start at the beginning: what do we mean when we talk about good thermal insulation?

What makes good thermal insulation?

Thermal insulation is the set of techniques and materials used to minimize the transmission of cold or heat between different spaces.

Therefore, a cooler's insulation is a product that prevents the cold chain from breaking through the structure in which it is installed.

What types of portable coolers are there and how do they work?

Today, there is a wide range of types of portable coolers on the market. As we already told you in this blog, some ways to classify them are according to their operation and according to the material used.

• Portable coolers according to their operation: traditional or electric. In the first case, the cooler's thermal insulation and its airtight seal protect food and drinks from external heat, allowing them to stay fresh for a long time. In the second case, we are referring to portable coolers that run on a motor and are able to produce cold in this way.
• Portable coolers according to their material: fabric or rigid. Fabric food carriers are simply textile bags lined with insulating elements that make the external heat take much longer to warm up the food inside. For their part, rigid plastic coolers are characterized not only by their insulating power but also by their shock resistance.

Cooler thermal insulation to optimize temperature

The thermal insulation for portable coolers par excellence at Inuitz is high-density injected polyurethane.

This material makes our coolers very strong, resistant, and with great thermal insulation power. This is where the difference lies with low-cost, questionable quality portable coolers, which usually have insulation made of white cork boards that maintain the temperature, yes, but only for a few hours. Furthermore, these are quite weaker in terms of breakage.

One of the main applications of polyurethane is associated with the food chain.

When we refer to the "food cold chain," we mean a supply chain where temperature is well controlled, allowing even the expiration date of food to be extended. This starts in food production centers and culminates in refrigerators, both domestic and portable.

Polyurethane is a thermal insulator that participates in all phases of this process: from insulation in farms and food production centers, through distribution in large refrigerated or conservation containers and warehouses, storage in large supermarkets or local stores, to its final destination for domestic use.

In conclusion, it can be said that polyurethane as thermal insulation for coolers is an optimal solution.

Still wondering why? Here are some of the advantages that make it such a versatile material:

• Because it possesses beneficial characteristics such as efficiency, resistance, and durability.
• Because it offers a magnificent combination of lightness and closed-cell structure.
• Because it is endowed with a unique relationship between thickness and insulation, as it saves both space and material without sacrificing the best thermal insulation results.

What now? Are you looking for your ideal portable cooler with the best insulation? Visit Inuitz and choose the one that suits you best.