A laboratory equipment for the study of moisture processes in thermal insulation materials when placed in a temperature field

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2335-2344

  Vrána, Tomáš ^a   Björk, Folke ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heat transport; Material properties; Moisture properties; Moisture transport; Test equipment; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PAPER; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

AIR CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHAMBERS; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; ENTIRE SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSPORT; INSULATION MATERIALS; LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS; LABORATORY SET-UP; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE PROPERTIES; MOISTURE RESISTANCE; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE FIELDS; TEST EQUIPMENT; WATER RESERVOIR; WEIGHT LOSSES;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 48549093448     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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