A contribution to the thermal insulation performance characterization of corn cob particleboards

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 274-279

  Paiva, Anabela ^a,b   Pereira, Sandra ^a,b   Sá, Ana ^a,b   Cruz, Daniel ^a   Varum, Humberto ^c   Pinto, Jorge ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agricultural waste materials; Corn cob; Particleboard; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

CORN COB; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; IN-SITU; INSULATION PERFORMANCE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; PARTICLE BOARD;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 84855251796     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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