Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?

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Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / mansi

gunny bags contains pores in which air is trapped. we know that air is a bad conductor of heat thats why no heat tranfer takes place between ice and external envirnoment. hence the ice will remain as it is.

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Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / krish

Gunny bags are made up of jute. These fibres trap air in them. Air is a bad conductor of heat and hence the air in the pores of the fibre prevents any heat transfer between the ice and surrounding

Is This Answer Correct ?    20 Yes 3 No

Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / sanju

Because the air present in the pores diet nit allow the
external heat to go in and melt the ice, since air is a bad
conductor of heat

Is This Answer Correct ?    58 Yes 45 No

Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / sumit

Gunny bag is a very pokr conductor of heat. Moreover, air trapped inside them is also bad conductor of heat. Hence to prevent ice from gaining heat from surrounding and melting,ice is packed in gunny bag.

Is This Answer Correct ?    12 Yes 10 No

Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / yash agarwal

Gunny fibre has specific heat high so they rise or decrease more temprature of themselves instead of paaing it to ice

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 4 No

Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / hsiheieh

Ice blocks are kept wrapped in a gunny bags to pprevents its melting . The air trapped in between jute fibres doesnot allow outside heat to enter.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 4 No

Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / devang ajmera

to prevent melting
{very simple answer}

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 29 No

Why is ice wrapped in gunny bags ?..

Answer / guest

the cloth provides a seperation so as to not allow the ice
to stick to ajoining ice

Is This Answer Correct ?    9 Yes 68 No

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