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THERMAL INSULATION PERFORMANCE A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee C-16 on Thermal and Cryogenic Insulating Materials AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS Tampa,Fla.,22-25 Oct.1978 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 718 D.L.McElroy,Oak Ridge National Laboratory,and R.P.Tye,Dynatech R/D Company,editors ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)04-718000-10#AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1916 Race Street,Philadelpliia,Pa.19103 Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1980 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:80-66239 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Baltimore,Md.December 1980 Foreword The symposium on Thermal Insulation Performance was held in Tampa,Fla.,22-25 Oct.1978.The American Society for Testing and Materials Committee C-16 on Thermal and Cryogenic Insulating Materials sponsored the symposium in cooperation with the U.S.Department of Energy.D.L.McElroy,Oak Ridge National Laboratory,and R.P.Tye,Dynatech R/D Company,now at Fiber Materials,Inc.,served as cochairmen of the sym-posium and editors of this publication.Related ASTM Publications Thermal Transmission Measurements of Insulation,STP 660(1979),$39.50,04-660000-10 Sealant Technology in Glazing Systems,STP 638(1977),$9.50,04-638000-10 Building Seals and Sealants,STP 606(1976),$36.00,04-606000-10 Thermal Insulations in the Petrochemical Industry,STP 581(1975),$3.25,581000-10 Heat Transmission Measurements in Thermal Insulations,STP 544(1974),04-544000-10 A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers This publication is made possible by the authors and,also,the unheralded efforts of the reviewers.This body of technical experts whose dedication,sacrifice of time and effort,and collective wisdom in reviewing the papers must be acknowledged.The quality level of ASTM publications is a direct function of their respected opinions.On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with appreciation their contribution.ASTM Committee on Publications Editorial Staff Jane B.Wheeler,Managing Editor Helen M.Hoersch,Associate Editor Helen Mahy,Senior Assistant Editor Allan Kleinberg,Assistant Editor Contents Introduction SESSION i:BUILDING INSULATION MATERIALS An Assessment of Thermal Insulation Materials for Building ApplicationsR.P.TYE,E.ASHARE,E.C.GUYER,AND A.C.SHARON 9 Settled Density of Wood Fiber(Cellulose Based)Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation Using the CS-204 Method BRIAN DERBYSHIRE 27 Effect of Thickness on the Thermal Properties of Thick Specimens of Low-Density Thermal Insulation C.J.SHIRTLIFFE 36 General DiscussionsSession I 51 SESSION Ii:APPLICATIONS Glass Fiber as Insulation and Drainage Layer on Exterior of Basement Wallss.s.TAO,M.BOMBERG,AND J.J.HAMILTON 57 Some Performance Aspects of Glass Fiber Insulation on the Outside of Basement WallsMARK BOMBERG 77 The Energy-Efficient Residence:Research Results R.J.JOHNSON AND O.G.LEE 92 Thermal Performance of Buildings and Building Envelope Systems:An Annotated Bibliographyw.L.CARROLL 114 Influence of Insulation Deficiencies on Heat Loss in Walls and CeilingsE.R.VINIERATOS AND J.D.VERSCHOOR 142 SESSION HI:TESTING/EVALUATION Interpretation of Building Thermogramsw.D.STAINTON 163 Air Intrusion Effects on the Performance of Permeable Insulation SystemsA.L.BERLAD,N.TUTU,Y-J.YEH,R.JAUNG,R.KRAJEWSKI,R.HOPPE,AND F.J.SALZANO 181 Thermal Research FacilityA Large Calibrated Hot Box for Horizontal Building Elementsj.R.MUMAW 195 Evaluation of ASTM C 201 Apparatus for Measuring the Thermal Conductance of Ceramic Fiber Insulation C.E.CHAILLE AND H.W.WAHLE 208 Quantifying the Thermal Protection and Comfort Characteristics of Sleeping BagsF.H.ROHLES,JR.,AND D.M.MUNSON 225 The Calibration of Heat Flow MetersF.DE PONTE AND W.MACCATO 237 Experimental Determination of the Thickness Effect in Glass Fiber Building InsulationM.HOLLINGSWORTH,JR.255 Heat-Transfer Model for Fibrous Insulations R.K.BHATTACHARYYA 272 Implementation of a New Quality-Control Instrument for Thermal Measurements of a Low-Density Building Insulation D.J.MCCAA 287 Sampling Faced Foam Insulation Board for Heat Flow Meter Thermal Performance TestingMORTON SHERMAN 298 A Method for Determining the Thermal Resistances of Experimental Flat Roof Systems Using Heat Flow Metersc.p.HEDLIN,H.W.ORR,AND S.S.TAO 307 Discussion on Experiments to Separate the Effect of Thickness from Systematic Equipment Errors in Thermal Transmission Measurementsc.M.PELANNE 322 General DiscussionSession III 335 SESSION IV.IMPLEMENTATION Fibrous Glass Board as a Standard Reference Material for Thermal Resistance Measurement SystemsM.c.i.siu 343 Development of a Canadian Standard for Urea Formaldehyde Thermal Wall InsulationA.M.BOWLES AND C.1.SHIRTLIFFE 361 Life-Cycle Energy Costs of Thermal Insulationj.w.CHINNECK,M.CHANDRASHEKAR,AND C.K.G.HAHN 395 Problems in Predicting the Thermal Properties of Faced Polyurethane FoamsMARK BOMBERG 412 Discussion 425 SESSION v:INDUSTRIAL INSULATIONS Low-Temperature Propertie