Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials
At present, thermal conductivity is usually taken as a constant value in the calculation of building energy consumption and load. However, in the actual use of building materials, they are exposed to the environment with continuously changing temperature and relative humidity. The thermal conductivi...
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| description | At present, thermal conductivity is usually taken as a constant value in the calculation of building energy consumption and load. However, in the actual use of building materials, they are exposed to the environment with continuously changing temperature and relative humidity. The thermal conductivity of materials will inevitably change with temperature and humidity, leading to deviations in the estimation of energy consumption in the building. Therefore, in this study, variations in the thermal conductivity of eight common building insulation materials (glass wool, rock wool, silica aerogel blanket, expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, phenolic foam, foam ceramic and foam glass) with temperature (in the range of 20–60 °C) and relative humidity (in the range of 0–100%) were studied by experimental methods. The results show that the thermal conductivity of these common building insulation materials increased approximately linearly with increasing temperature with maximum growth rates from 3.9 to 22.7% in the examined temperature range. Due to the structural characteristics of materials, the increasing thermal conductivity of different materials varies depending on the relative humidity. The maximum growth rates of thermal conductivity with humidity ranged from 8.2 to 186.7%. In addition, the principles of selection of building insulation materials in different humidity regions were given. The research results of this paper aim to provide basic data for the accurate value of thermal conductivity of building insulation materials and for the calculation of energy consumption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7830244231af4bf48f39055b2515d6f42023-05-10T04:19:53ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Energy and Built Environment2666-12332023-08-0144386398Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materialsYingying Wang0Sudan Zhang1Dengjia Wang2Yanfeng Liu3State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; School of Building Services Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Corresponding author at: State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR China.School of Building Services Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; School of Building Services Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; School of Building Services Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta road, Xi'an 710055, PR ChinaAt present, thermal conductivity is usually taken as a constant value in the calculation of building energy consumption and load. However, in the actual use of building materials, they are exposed to the environment with continuously changing temperature and relative humidity. The thermal conductivity of materials will inevitably change with temperature and humidity, leading to deviations in the estimation of energy consumption in the building. Therefore, in this study, variations in the thermal conductivity of eight common building insulation materials (glass wool, rock wool, silica aerogel blanket, expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, phenolic foam, foam ceramic and foam glass) with temperature (in the range of 20–60 °C) and relative humidity (in the range of 0–100%) were studied by experimental methods. The results show that the thermal conductivity of these common building insulation materials increased approximately linearly with increasing temperature with maximum growth rates from 3.9 to 22.7% in the examined temperature range. Due to the structural characteristics of materials, the increasing thermal conductivity of different materials varies depending on the relative humidity. The maximum growth rates of thermal conductivity with humidity ranged from 8.2 to 186.7%. In addition, the principles of selection of building insulation materials in different humidity regions were given. The research results of this paper aim to provide basic data for the accurate value of thermal conductivity of building insulation materials and for the calculation of energy consumption.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666123322000186Building insulation materialsThermal conductivityIsothermal moisture absorption curveTemperatureRelative humidity |
| spellingShingle | Yingying Wang Sudan Zhang Dengjia Wang Yanfeng Liu Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials Energy and Built Environment Building insulation materials Thermal conductivity Isothermal moisture absorption curve Temperature Relative humidity |
| title | Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials |
| title_full | Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials |
| title_fullStr | Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials |
| title_short | Experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials |
| title_sort | experimental study on the influence of temperature and humidity on the thermal conductivity of building insulation materials |
| topic | Building insulation materials Thermal conductivity Isothermal moisture absorption curve Temperature Relative humidity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666123322000186 |
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