| Download | - View accepted manuscript: High performance vacuum insulation panel - research update from Canada (PDF, 706 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Mukhopadhyaya, P.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Subject | vacuum insulation panel, thermal insulation, thermal conductivity; Insulation |
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| Abstract | Energy efficiency of the built environment greatly depends on the performance of the insulating materials used in the building envelope construction. Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) offer excellent thermal resistance properties that can enhance the energy efficiency of the insulating systems and provide savings in energy consumption. However, VIP systems are virtually unknown and rarely used for building construction. There is a need to investigate the use of VIPs in various components of building envelopes and their long-term performance. The Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) of the National Research Council (NRC), Canada is investigating a number of fundamental aspects related to the performance and construction of VIPs, which this article discusses. More specifically, it reviews the fundamentals behind the functioning of VIPs and presents results from the investigation into the development of low-cost core materials for VIP construction. |
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| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| NRC number | NRCC 48705
NRC-IRC-18232 |
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| NPARC number | 20377443 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | fe5781ce-9178-40d3-b7a1-01f2af0dc945 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-24 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-22 |
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