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Effective thermal conductivity of fibrous insulations

Journal Article · · Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States)
OSTI ID:5116467
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  1. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto Univ. (JP)

This paper addresses the applicability of the heat-transfer model proposed by the authors in a previous paper was examined by comparing the theoretical values of the effective thermal conductivity with experimental values for two types of fibrous insulations, one formed in bulk (fiber orientation is isotropic) and the other in blanket (fiber orientation is random in planes). The model equations satisfactorily explained the experimental results for both insulations at room temperature under various experimental conditions in which both the air pressure and packed density were varied.

OSTI ID:
5116467
Journal Information:
Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States), Journal Name: Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States) Vol. 19:7; ISSN HTJPA; ISSN 0096-0802
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English