Thermal Transmission Measurements of InsulationRonald Phillip Tye |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Reference Materials for Insulation Measurement Comparisons | 7 |
Fibrous Insulating Materials as Standard Reference Materials at Low Temperatures | 30 |
An Interlaboratory Comparison of the ASTM C 335 Pipe Insulation Test | 50 |
Does the Insulation Have a Thermal Conductivity? The Revised ASTM Test Standards Require an Answer | 60 |
Natural Convective Heat Transfer in Permeable Insulation | 73 |
Part 1Density of Cellulose Fiber Thermal Insulation in Horizontal Applications | 82 |
Part 2Thermal Resistance | 104 |
Laboratory and Field Investigations of Moisture Absorption and Its Effect on Thermal Performance of Various Insulations | 234 |
Light Transmission Measurements Through Glass Fiber Insulations | 263 |
Fibrous Insulation HeatTransfer Model | 281 |
Heat Transfer in Refractory Fiber Insulations | 293 |
Pipe Insulation Testers | 310 |
A CalibratedGuarded HotBox Test Facility | 328 |
New HighTemperature Guarded HotBox Facility for Reflective Insulation | 342 |
A Calibrated HotBox Approach for SteadyState HeatTransfer Measurements in Air Duct Systems | 357 |
Measurement of the Thermal Resistance of Thick LowDensity Mineral Fiber Insulation | 130 |
Analysis of the Applicability of the HotWire Technique for Determination of the Thermal Conductivity of Diathermanous Materials | 146 |
Thermal Conductivity Measurements on HighTemperature Fibrous Insulations by the HotWire Method | 154 |
Working with the HotWire Method | 172 |
Determination of the Thermal Conductivity of Refractory Insulating Materials by the HotWire Method | 186 |
Heat Transfer Versus Pitch Angle for Nonventilated TriangularSectioned ApexUpward AirFilled Spaces | 201 |
Influence of Moisture and Moisture Gradients on Heat Transfer Through Porous Building Materials | 211 |
Evaluation of HighTemperature Pipe Insulations Using a 16lnDiameter Pipe Test Apparatus | 374 |
Practical Thermal Conductivity in an Insulated Structure Under the Influence of Workmanship and Wind | 407 |
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Summary | 439 |
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Thermal Transmission Measurements of Insulation: A Symposium Ronald Phillip Tye Limited preview - 1978 |
Thermal Transmission Measurements of Insulation: A Symposium Ronald Phillip Tye No preview available - 1978 |
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