Measurements of thermal properties of insulation materials by using transient plane source technique

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 2184-2191

  Al Ajlan, Saleh A ^a  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Hot disk; Measurement; Saudi Arabia; Thermal insulation; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT TRANSFER; MEASUREMENTS; ROOFS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDINGS; HOT DISK; SAUDI ARABIA; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

EID: 33745242300     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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