Modeling of heat transfer in low-density EPS foams

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 538-549

  Coquard, R ^a   Baillis, Dominique ^b  

^a Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

EPS foams; Equivalent thermal conductivity; Radiation conduction coupling; Radiative properties

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION;

CONDUCTION COUPLING; EQUIVALENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) FOAMS; RADIATION COUPLING; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

FOAMED PLASTICS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 33745814383     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2188464     Document Type: Article

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