Experimental and Numerical Examination of Naturally-Aged Foam-VIP Composites

Biswas, Kaushik; Jogineedi, Rohit; Desjarlais, Andre

doi:10.3390/en12132539

Title: Experimental and Numerical Examination of Naturally-Aged Foam-VIP Composites

Journal Article · Tue Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Energies (Basel)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/en12132539· OSTI ID:1530631

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; Desjarlais, Andre

This article describes an aging study of a foam-vacuum insulation panel (VIP) composite insulation board installed on a test wall in a natural exposure test facility through a 30-month period. Silica-based VIPs with a polymeric barrier film were used in this study. The study results showed the effectiveness of a VIP-based insulation to reduce the heat gains and losses through a wall compared to regular rigid foam insulation of the same thickness. However, the long-term performance monitoring indicated a gradual decline in the thermal performance of the foam-VIP composite. In addition, one-dimensional numerical models were created to simulate the in situ behavior of the foam-VIP composite. One model utilized constant thermal conductivities of the test wall components and another utilized temperature-dependent thermal conductivities; the latter used measurements of conductivity over temperatures ranging from −15 to 55 °C. The results of the simulations emphasized the need to use both temperature and time-dependent material properties for accurately predicting the long-term performance of VIP-based insulation systems.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1530631

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1545206

Journal Information:: Energies (Basel), Journal Name: Energies (Basel) Vol. 12 Journal Issue: 13; ISSN 1996-1073

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Country of Publication:: Switzerland

Language:: English

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