EXPRIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ROCKWOOL INSULATION HYGROTHERMAL PROPERTIES RELATED TO MATERIAL STRUCTURE

Abstract

The hygrothermal properties related to rockwool insulation material structure with different additives are presented using rockwool insulation products obtained from row material of southern Serbia (Vranje region) in the wide range of reference temperatures (10oC to 70oC). The hygrothermal properties of basic sample (without additives) are compared to two samples with different additives for two sets of rockwool insulation samples namely: light-soft-panels (LSP) with density of 50 kg/m3, and middle-weight-panels (MWP) with density of 80 kg/m3. It is shown that there is significant (approximately 10%) improvement of thermal conductivity for additives based on zeolite. Also, correlation of thermal conductivity and sorption properties of selected samples are presented.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2013-12-16
  • Revision Date2013-12-18
  • Acceptance Date2013-12-19
  • Online Date2013-12-22

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI131216168D

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