Diffusivity and climatic simulation of hybrid foams

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 461-478

  Desai, Amit A ^a   Basbagill, John ^a   Nutt, Steven R ^a   Alonso, Maria Virginia ^b  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

climatic simulation; fibers; foams; insulation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING; ACCELERATED AGING TEST; ARAMID FIBER; CLIMATIC SIMULATION; COMPRESSIVE STIFFNESS; DIFFUSIVITIES; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; EXTREME CONDITIONS; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYBRID FOAMS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE UPTAKE; PHENOLIC FOAM; POTENTIAL MATERIALS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; WATER MOLECULE;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; HYBRID MATERIALS; INSULATION; PHENOLS; POLYSTYRENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TESTING; WATER CONTENT;

FOAMS;

EID: 77956728627     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X10373641     Document Type: Article

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