Thermal conductivity probe length to radius ratio problem when measuring building insulation materials

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 531-546

  Pilkington, Brian ^a   Grove, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building insulations; Finite element analysis; Heat capacity; Sustainable materials; Thermal conductivity; Thermal conductivity probe

Indexed keywords

CLOSED CELLS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY DEMANDS; IN-SITU; INSULATION MATERIALS; RADIUS RATIO; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY PROBES; THERMAL PROBE; VOLUMETRIC HEAT CAPACITY;

BUILDINGS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INSULATION; PROBES; SPECIFIC HEAT;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84861406956     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.108     Document Type: Article

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