Experimental characterisation and evaluation of the thermo-physical properties of expanded perlite - Fumed silica composite for effective vacuum insulation panel (VIP) core

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 442-450

  Alam, M ^a   Singh, H ^a   Brunner, S ^b   Naziris, C ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Expanded perlite; Fumed silica; Pore size distribution; Radiative conductivity; Thermal conductivity; Vacuum insulation panel

Indexed keywords

EXPANDED PERLITE; FUMED SILICAS; LOWER COST MATERIALS; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; RADIATIVE CONDUCTIVITY; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; VACUUM INSULATION PANEL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PORE SIZE; SILICA; SILICON CARBIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84889009043     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.027     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Department of Energy and Climate Change - DECC Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2011 2011 National Statistics Publications London Available from: http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/stats/publications/dukes/2312-dukes- 2011 - full-document-excluding-cover-pages.pdf (accessed 27.02.12)
2. The Building Regulations 2010 Available from: http://www.planningportal. gov.uk/buildingregulations/approveddocuments/partl/approved#ApprovedDocumentL1A: ConservationoffuelandpowerNewdwellings2010edition (accessed 27.09.12)
3. Code for sustainable Homes 2006 Available from: www.planningportal.gov. uk/uploads/code-for-sust-homes.pdf (accessed 27.09.11)
4. Passivhaus 1991 Available from: http://www.passivhaus.org.uk/standard. jsp?id=122 (accessed 15.09.11)
5. ® 2012 Available from: http://www.minergie.ch/ publications.478.html (accessed 29.09.12)
6. H. Simmler, and S. Brunner Vacuum insulation panels for building application basic properties, aging mechanisms and service life Energy and Buildings 37 2005 1122 1131 (Pubitemid 41329155)
7. R. Baetens, B.P. Jelle, J.V. Thue, M.J. Tenpierik, S. Grynning, and S. Uvsløkk Vacuum insulation panels for building applications: a review and beyond Energy and Buildings 42 2010 147 172
8. R. Caps, and J. Fricke Thermal conductivity of opacified powder filler materials for vacuum insulations International Journal of Thermophysics 21 2000 445 452
9. P. Mukhopadhyaya, K. Kumaran, N. Normadin, and D.V. Reen Fibre-powder composite as core material for vacuum insulation panel 9th International Vacuum Insulation Symposium London, UK 2009
10. M. Alam, H. Singh, and M.C. Limbachiya Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) for building construction industry - a review of the contemporary developments and future directions Applied Energy 88 2011 3592 3602
11. N. Tekin, E. Kadinci, Ö. Demirbaş, M. Alkan, A. Kara, and M. Doǧan Surface properties of poly(vinylimidazole)-adsorbed expanded perlite Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 93 2006 125 133 (Pubitemid 43975436)
12. A. Sari, and A. Karaipekli Preparation, thermal properties and thermal reliability of capric acid/expanded expanded perlite composite for thermal energy storage Materials Chemistry and Physics 109 2008 459 464 (Pubitemid 351446064)
13. "Perlite" Techninal Data Sheet/No. 2-4 1983. Perlite Institute USA. Available from: www.schundler.com/TD2-4.pdf (accessed 13.05.10).
14. M. Pfundstein, R. Gellert, M.H. Spitzner, and A. Rudolphi Detail Practice: Insulating Materials: Principles, Materials and Applications 2007 978-3-7643-8654-2
15. "Evacuated Perlite" Perlite Institute USA. Available from: www.pdfport.com/view/535638-evacuated-perlite.html (accessed 24.05.10).
16. S.D. Augustynowicz, J.E. Fesmire, and J.P. Wikstrom Cyrogenic insulation systems 20th International Congress of Refrigeration, IIR/IIF Sydney 1999
17. J.P. Sass, J.E. Fesmire, Z.F. Nagy, S.J. Sojourner, D.L. Morris, and S.D. Augustynowicz Thermal performance comparison of glass microsphere and perlite insulation systems for liquid hydrogen storage tanks American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings, vol. 985 2008 1375 1382
18. J. Fricke, H. Schwab, and U. Heinemann Vacuum insulation panel-exciting thermal properties and most challenging applications International Journal of Thermophysics 27 2006 1123 1139 (Pubitemid 44451153)
19. D. Zhang, S. Tian, and D. Xiao Experimental study on the phase change behavior of phase change material confined in pores Solar Energy 81 2007 653 660 (Pubitemid 46528480)
20. W.P. Bolen, Perlite - Mineral Year Book 2009. US Geological Survey. Available from: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/perlite/index. html#pubs (accessed 26.07.12).
21. Baltimore Innovations Ltd. Innovations House, Jackson's Business Park, Wessex Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5DT, UK, http://www. baltimoreinnovations.co.uk/.
22. Silvaperl - William Sinclair Horticulture Ltd. www.william-sinclair.co. uk.
23. H. Simmler, S. Brunner, U. Heinemann, H. Schwab, K. Kumaran, P. Mukhopadhyaya, et al. Vacuum Insulation Panels - Study on VIP-components and Panels for Useful life time Prediction in Building Applications (Subtask A). A Report for the IEA/ECBCS Annex 39 High Performance Thermal Insulation for Buildings and Building Systems 2005, Available from: http://www.ecbcs.org/docs/ Annex-39-Report-Subtask-A.pdf (accessed 26.04.10).
24. J. Fricke Materials research for the optimization of thermal insulations High Temperatures-High Pressures 25 1993 379 390
25. R. Caps, J. Fricke, and H. Reiss Improving the extinction properties of an evacuated high-temperature powder insulation High Temperatures-High Pressures 15 1983 225 232 (Pubitemid 14471930)
26. M.F. Modest Radiative Heat Transfer 2nd ed. 2003 Academic Press California, USA
27. G. Wei, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, and X. Du Thermal radiation in silica aerogel and its composite insulation materials 9th International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE Denver, Colorado, USA 2011
28. J. Feng, D. Chen, W. Ni, S. Yang, and Z. Hu Study of IR absorption properties of fumed silica-opacifier composites Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 356 2009 480 483
29. E. Hümmer, T.H. Rettelbach, X. Lu, and J. Fricke Opacified silica aerogel powder insulation Thermochimica Acta 218 1993 269 276
30. J.S. Kwon, C.H. Jang, H. Jung, and T.H. Song Effective thermal conductivity of various filling materials for vacuum insulation panels International Journal of Heat Mass Transfer 52 2009 5525 5532
31. R. Caps, U. Heinemann, M. Ehrmanntraut, and J. Frick Evacuated insulation panels filled with pyrogenic silica powders: properties and applications High Temperatures-High Pressures 33 2001 151 156