A contribution to the thermal insulation performance characterization of corn cob particleboards

An alternative expedite experimental set-up is proposed to evaluate the thermal insulation performance of corn cob particleboards. Testing in situ thermal insulation performance under real thermal and hygrometric conditions, using more realistic sample dimensions, testing simultaneously several samp...

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Main Author: Paiva, Anabela (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, Sandra (author), Sá, Ana (author), Cruz, Daniel (author), Varum, Humberto (author), Pinto, Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Agricultural waste materials
Corn cob
Particleboard
Thermal insulation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/5788
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/5788
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Summary:An alternative expedite experimental set-up is proposed to evaluate the thermal insulation performance of corn cob particleboards. Testing in situ thermal insulation performance under real thermal and hygrometric conditions, using more realistic sample dimensions, testing simultaneously several samples and monitoring continuously for several days the thermal behavior of a product are some advantages of this proposed technique. Therefore, it has shown to be accurate and versatile. Through this experimental methodology, a parametric thermal insulation study of the corn cob particleboard in which the impact of its thickness on its thermal insulation performance was also possible to perform. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.

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