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Vapor transport characteristics of mineral fiber insulation from heat flow meter measurements

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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ConferenceWater Vapor Transmission through Building Materials and Systems : Mechanisms and Measurement : Symposium: 10 December 1987, Bal Harbour, Fl, USA
Subjectthermal insulation; humidity transfer; thermal flow; fibrous insulation; thermal gradient; vapor transport; heat flux; transport characteristics; water vapor transmission; Hygrothermal properties; Fibre; isolation thermique; transfert d'humidité; flux thermique
Abstract
Two empirical coefficients are identified to represent water vapor transport through fibrous insulation, in the presence of a thermal gradient. These coefficients are determined from heat flow meter measurements.
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  • ASTM Special Technical Publication 1039 (1989): 19–27.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierIRC-P-1613
NRC numberNRCC 30889
NRC-IRC-3101
NPARC number20375357
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