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Title: Thermal Performance Evaluation of Walls with Gas Filled Panel Insulation

Abstract

Gas filled insulation panels (GFP) are very light weight and compact (when uninflated) advanced insulation products. GFPs consist of multiple layers of thin, low emittance (low-e) metalized aluminum. When expanded, the internal, low-e aluminum layers form a honeycomb structure. These baffled polymer chambers are enveloped by a sealed barrier and filled with either air or a low-conductivity gas. The sealed exterior aluminum foil barrier films provide thermal resistance, flammability protection, and properties to contain air or a low conductivity inert gas. This product was initially developed with a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The unexpanded product is nearly flat for easy storage and transport. Therefore, transportation volume and weight of the GFP to fill unit volume of wall cavity is much smaller compared to that of other conventional insulation products. This feature makes this product appealing to use at Army Contingency Basing, when transportation cost is significant compared to the cost of materials. The objective of this study is to evaluate thermal performance of walls, similar to those used at typical Barracks Hut (B-Hut) hard shelters, when GFPs are used in the wall cavities. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) tested performance of the wall in the rotatable guardedmore » hotbox (RGHB) according to the ASTM C 1363 standard test method.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1185731
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2014/564
400403209
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Gas Filled Panel Insulation; B-Hut

Citation Formats

Shrestha, Som S., Desjarlais, Andre Omer, and Atchley, Jerald Allen. Thermal Performance Evaluation of Walls with Gas Filled Panel Insulation. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1185731.
Shrestha, Som S., Desjarlais, Andre Omer, & Atchley, Jerald Allen. Thermal Performance Evaluation of Walls with Gas Filled Panel Insulation. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1185731
Shrestha, Som S., Desjarlais, Andre Omer, and Atchley, Jerald Allen. 2014. "Thermal Performance Evaluation of Walls with Gas Filled Panel Insulation". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1185731. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1185731.
@article{osti_1185731,
title = {Thermal Performance Evaluation of Walls with Gas Filled Panel Insulation},
author = {Shrestha, Som S. and Desjarlais, Andre Omer and Atchley, Jerald Allen},
abstractNote = {Gas filled insulation panels (GFP) are very light weight and compact (when uninflated) advanced insulation products. GFPs consist of multiple layers of thin, low emittance (low-e) metalized aluminum. When expanded, the internal, low-e aluminum layers form a honeycomb structure. These baffled polymer chambers are enveloped by a sealed barrier and filled with either air or a low-conductivity gas. The sealed exterior aluminum foil barrier films provide thermal resistance, flammability protection, and properties to contain air or a low conductivity inert gas. This product was initially developed with a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The unexpanded product is nearly flat for easy storage and transport. Therefore, transportation volume and weight of the GFP to fill unit volume of wall cavity is much smaller compared to that of other conventional insulation products. This feature makes this product appealing to use at Army Contingency Basing, when transportation cost is significant compared to the cost of materials. The objective of this study is to evaluate thermal performance of walls, similar to those used at typical Barracks Hut (B-Hut) hard shelters, when GFPs are used in the wall cavities. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) tested performance of the wall in the rotatable guarded hotbox (RGHB) according to the ASTM C 1363 standard test method.},
doi = {10.2172/1185731},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1185731}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}