Vacuum Flask

The vacuum flask is designed to keep liquid hot by minimizing heat loss in four possible ways, namely 

• Conduction, 
  
• Convection, 
  
• Radiation and 
  
• Evaporation. 
  

However, heat loss by radiation is harder to stop as it can occur in vacuum.

Courtesy of HK Physics

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