How effective are automobile sunshades

2014-05-21

The interior of a car that is parked outdoors on a hot sunny day can reach temperatures of up to 90 °C. This drastic increase temperature is caused by a combination of hot temperatures outside the car and lack of proper ventilation for the hot air to escape out of the car. Utraviolet radiation from the sun also enters through the windscreen and heats up the air in the car. The front windscreen also sometimes acts like a magnifying glass, intensifying the sun rays, and make the car interior hotter on sunny days.

These extreme conditions will not only cause a lot of discomfort to the driver and his passengers, they can also damage the interior of the car. The two methods that are normally used to reduce the build up of temperature in the car are tinting the car windows or using sunshades. Tinting the window involves permanently installing a film on the window of the car. In some countries, this is not permitted by law.

Sunshades on the other hand, are removable. They are very effective in blocking the sun’s rays from entering through the car’s windshield. Sunshades are able to prevent and block about 99% of the sun’s ultraviolet rays from entering inside the car.

How effective are automobile sunshades?

ColorSmart do a science project to compare the effectiveness of different types of sunshades in reducing the temperature inside a car. 

Procedure:

1. For this science project, the independent variable is the type of sunshade used – no sunshade, a reflective bubble sunshade and a reflective foam sunshade. The dependent variable is the temperature on the dashboard. This is determined by using an  infrared thermometer. The constants (control variables) are the color of the car, the outside temperature, the make and model of the car.

2. The 3 cars are first inspected to ensure that the car’s model, interior color, body paint color, seat cushion and steering wheels are all identical.

3. The 3 cars are then parked  directly under the sun. They should not be parked under a shade or in a place where the shadow of a tree or building may be cast over the cars. The temperatures on the cars’ dashboards are checked using the infrared thermometer every 2 hours between 8:00 am  and  6:00 pm to ensure they are identical.

4. On the second day of the experiment, the first doesn’t get a sunshade. The second car will be fitted with a reflective bubble shade while the third car will be fitted with a reflective foam shade. The sunshades should be  cover the entire front windscreens of the cars.

5. The three cars are parked under the sun once gain as described in procedure 2. The temperatures on the dashboards are checked once more every 2 hours between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm. The  temperatures are recorded in the table below.

Conclusion:

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