Energy conservation and thermal insulation. Foamed glass thermal insulation materials. Properties of Materials : Safety and Environmental Factors.

Derricott, R., ed.. Robert, H. Chissick, R., ed..

1981

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CIENA

0-471-27930-7

FOAMED GLASS THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS. WATER VAPOUR DIFFUSION AND INTERSTITIAL CONDENSATION. Introduction. Air composition. Partial pressure of water vapour in the air. Relative humidity in the air at a temperature t. Absolute humidity. Dewpoint or dewpoint temperature. Psychrometric chart or Mollier diagram. Use of the psychrometric chart. The use of tables giving the partial pressure of water vapour in saturated air. Simplified method of determining the insulation thickness required to avoid condensation of water vapour in the supporting struture. The Glaser method. The dewpoint curve method. ANALUSIS OF A CONVENTIONAL BUILT-UP ROOF. Survey. Behaviour and efficiency of some important layers. PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 1: compact built-up roof. Built-up roof. Requirements. Procedure. Solution. PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 2: Classical Built-up roof. PRACTICAL COMPARISON. Summer-Winter conditions. WHAT DID WE ACHIEVE BY APPLYING THERMAL INSULATION?. Energy savings. Protection. Improvement of comfort. Control of condensations. Thermal inertia. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE COMPACT ROOF SYSTEM WITH FOAMGLAS CELLULAR GLASS THERMAL INSULATION?. REFERENCES. BIBLIGRAPHY.

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GENERAL; AISLAMIENTO TERMICO; EDIFICIOS; MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION; VAPOR DE AGUA;