High-performance vacuum insulation panel: Development of alternative core materials

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 103-123

  Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni ^a   Kumaran, Kumar ^a   Normandin, Nicole ^a   van Reenen, David ^a   Lackey, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Energy efficiency; Insulation; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; COREMAKING; ELECTRON EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SOLAR BUILDINGS; THERMAL INSULATION; VACUUM; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; BUILDING ENVELOPE; BUILDING ENVELOPES; BUILT ENVIRONMENTS; CORE MATERIALS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION.; INSULATING SYSTEMS; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCILS; NORTH AMERICA; THERMAL RESISTANCES; VACUUM INSULATION PANELS; VIP SYSTEMS;

INSULATION;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INSULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EID: 56449107891     PISSN: 0887381X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-381X(2008)22:4(103)     Document Type: Article

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