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Introduction to the Third International Workshop on Long-Term Thermal Performance of Cellular Plastic Insulation

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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SubjectThermal Insulation; Building Envelope; Cellular plastics (plastic foam); Foam; Insulation; Isolation thermique; Enveloppe du bâtiment
Abstract
Methodology for the evaluation of long-term thermal performance of cellular plastics is being developed under a collaboration of North American foam industry with the National Research Council of Canada. The mechanism of this collaboration includes a joint research project between the Society of Plastics Industryand the NRC Canada. To evaluate long-term thermal performance (LTTP) of cellular plastics the agingprocess must be accelerated. This can be done either by means of elevated temperature or by the use of thin layers of the foam. The first approach changes the permeability and solubility coefficients of different gases to such a degree that predicting the foam performance under field conditions is difficult.
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  • Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes 17, no. Oct (October 1993): 106–117.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
IdentifierIRC-P-3619
NRC numberNRCC 37773
NRC-IRC-5129
NPARC number20375520
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