Effect of Exposure to Environmental Cycling on the Thermal Conductivity of Expanded Polystyrene
Autor: | Sergiu George Petre, Dorina Nicolina Isopescu, Marian Pruteanu, Alexandra Cojocaru |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
Předmět: |
building energy performance
thermal resistance expanded polystyrene freeze–thaw cycles environmental cycling Technology Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Microscopy QH201-278.5 Descriptive and experimental mechanics QC120-168.85 |
Zdroj: | Materials, Vol 15, Iss 19, p 6921 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1996-1944 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ma15196921 |
Popis: | The global effort to reduce energy consumption generated by buildings involves the increasing use of thermal insulation materials, with expanded polystyrene representing one of the most used materials to this end. The thermal performance of expanded polystyrene has been extensively studied; however, information on the effect of exposure to cyclic environmental conditions on its thermal performance is limited. Therefore, we conducted such a study, which is presented in this article. In the first stage, samples were subjected to 28 days of preconditioning to accelerate the increase in moisture in the material. The second stage involved exposure to 40 freeze–thaw cycles of 12 h each. The weight and thermal conductivity of the samples were measured before and after exposure, and the compression behavior was also analyzed. The results show a decrease in the thermal performance of expanded polystyrene exposed to cyclic environmental conditions, as demonstrated by an increase in the water content of the material under the same measurement conditions and an increase of 5.06% in the average thermal conductivity. The influence of this increase on the thermal performance of commonly used wall construction elements was also been studied and presented in this article. A decrease of 7.59% in the compressive stress of the material at 10% strain was also demonstrated. |
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