Development and Validation of Numerical Models for Evaluation of Foam-Vacuum Insulation Panel Composite Boards, Including Edge Effects
Abstract
A combined finite element analysis (FEA) and experimental validation approach to estimating effective edge conductivities of vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) embedded in foam-VIP composites is presented. The edge conductivities were estimated by comparing the simulation results with measurements of small-scale (0.61 × 0.61 m) foam-VIP composites and using an error minimization method. The two composites contained multiple VIPs that were butt-jointed with each other in one composite and separated by foam insulation in the other. Edge conductivities were estimated by considering the neighboring materials, i.e., whether the VIPs were adjacent to other VIPs or foam insulation. Models incorporating the edge conductivities were then used to simulate additional small- and large-scale (2.44 × 1.22 m) composites for validation and evaluation of the overall thermal transmission properties. The simulations used either the same boundary conditions as the experiments or used the experimental parameters to define the appropriate boundary conditions.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1468156
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energies
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1073
- Publisher:
- MDPI AG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; vacuum insulation; foam-VIP composite; numerical simulations; VIP edge effects; finite element analysis; experimental validation
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Biswas, Kaushik. Development and Validation of Numerical Models for Evaluation of Foam-Vacuum Insulation Panel Composite Boards, Including Edge Effects. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.3390/en11092228.
Biswas, Kaushik. Development and Validation of Numerical Models for Evaluation of Foam-Vacuum Insulation Panel Composite Boards, Including Edge Effects. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11092228
Biswas, Kaushik. Sat .
"Development and Validation of Numerical Models for Evaluation of Foam-Vacuum Insulation Panel Composite Boards, Including Edge Effects". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11092228. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1468156.
@article{osti_1468156,
title = {Development and Validation of Numerical Models for Evaluation of Foam-Vacuum Insulation Panel Composite Boards, Including Edge Effects},
author = {Biswas, Kaushik},
abstractNote = {A combined finite element analysis (FEA) and experimental validation approach to estimating effective edge conductivities of vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) embedded in foam-VIP composites is presented. The edge conductivities were estimated by comparing the simulation results with measurements of small-scale (0.61 × 0.61 m) foam-VIP composites and using an error minimization method. The two composites contained multiple VIPs that were butt-jointed with each other in one composite and separated by foam insulation in the other. Edge conductivities were estimated by considering the neighboring materials, i.e., whether the VIPs were adjacent to other VIPs or foam insulation. Models incorporating the edge conductivities were then used to simulate additional small- and large-scale (2.44 × 1.22 m) composites for validation and evaluation of the overall thermal transmission properties. The simulations used either the same boundary conditions as the experiments or used the experimental parameters to define the appropriate boundary conditions.},
doi = {10.3390/en11092228},
journal = {Energies},
number = 9,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Sat Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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