Thermal insulations for hot water cylinders: A review and a conceptual evaluation

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-293

  Omer, Siddig A ^a   Riffat, S B ^a   Qiu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOAMS; GLASS FIBERS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VACUUM;

HOT WATER CYLINDERS; HOT WATER STORAGE CYLINDERS; POLYISOCYANURATE;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 34548206236     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624406075269     Document Type: Review

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