Development of a major center for roof research in the United States
The United States Department of Energy (USDOE) is building a major roof research facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. The purpose of the facility will be to carry out research to enhance the thermal performance and durability of low-slope roof systems. The centerpiece of the facility will be an environmental chamber capable of testing up to 3.8 m square roof sections under conditions of temperature, humidity, rain, and uplift air pressures encountered throughout the United States. Other features of this facility will be apparatus for thermophysical and chemical bench testing and a strong mathematical modeling capability. The facility will be designated as a National Users Facility, that is, it will be available to researchers from industry, academia, and other government agencies on a priority basis. USDOE and ORNL will be assisted by an Industrial Review Panel in setting research priorities and arranging schedules. The Facility will be ready for use early in 1988. Facility design features and a preliminary schedule of experiments will be described in this paper.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5552331
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-860901-1; ON: DE86008981
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 10. CIB congress on advancing building technology, Washington, DC, USA, 21 Sep 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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