{"title":"Letter From the Editor","authors":"Mark Bomberg","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200201","url":null,"abstract":"Editors are like invisible soldiers. Charles Pelanne shaped the Journal of Thermal Insulation in the early 1980s, when, subsequent to the energy crisis, thermal insulation became a fashionable word, at least in North America. His professional dedication and engagement in activities of ASTM Thermal Insulation committee (C16) made this Journal a leading techmcal publication in the field. It is only natural that we dedicate this issue of the Journal to his memory.","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130166753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Memorium Charles Pelanne","authors":"S. Klarsfeld, C. Langlais","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200203","url":null,"abstract":"to deepen our professional and friendly relationships. The standardization activities within ISO TC 163 gave us another chance to work together, Charles being a member of the U.S. delegation. A friendly atmosphere always prevailed in Working Groups 2 and 5 (thermal conductivity measurements with the guarded hot plate and the heat flow meter), and it was always a pleasure to meet Charles in American or European","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131598895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hygrothermal Performance of Attics","authors":"I. Samuelson","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200206","url":null,"abstract":"THIS PAPER. DESCRIBES the results of measurements of temperature and relative humidity in six different attics (roof spaces) under controlled conditions.All six attics have the same dimensions and have been constructed adjacent to each other in a single lme, but with different insulating materials and ventilated in different ways. Using this fund of measured data, a number of researchers have attempted to apply their mathematical models and, starting from the basis of measured ambient climatic conditions, have calculated expected values of temperature, relative humidity, and, in one case, the moisture ratio in the attics. The results of these calculations showed difficulties in matching the performance of the models to real conditions. Summarising the measurements and the calculations, we can note that:","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"263 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115675243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heat and Mass Transfer in Polyurethane Insulated District Cooling and Heating Pipes","authors":"D. Eriksson, B. Sundén","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200105","url":null,"abstract":"The heat and mass transfer in PUR insulated pipes used for dis trict cooling and district heating is studied. During the aging of the pipes, the blowing agent, in this study CO2 for the PUR foam will diffuse out through the casing and air components will diffuse into the foam. This diffusion will deterio rate the thermal properties of the insulation foam. For district cooling pipes, in ward diffusion and condensation of water vapor may occur which may increase the risk for corrosion, change the thermal properties, and affect leakage alarms. Theo retical models for mass and heat transfer are developed and solved numerically. The importance of the quality of the casing, the insulation thickness, the wall thickness of the casing, and the surrounding temperature is studied. Results for the diffusion process, thermal conductivity, and amount of condensed water are presented. The quality of the casing has a vital importance on the diffusion process. With a higher density of the casing, the diffusion process will be slower and the deterioration of the thermal properties become slower. The surrounding temperature, the insula tion thickness, and wall thickness of the casing are also of great importance. The amount of condensed water in the PUR foam is found to be very small during a pe riod of thirty years and will hardly affect the thermal performance or the leakage alarms.","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128105668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Latent Heat Phenomena on Thermal Insulation and Inside Climate of Greenhouses","authors":"J. Pieters, J. Deltour","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200103","url":null,"abstract":"By means of a dynamic greenhouse climate model, it was shown that condensation highly alters the thermal insulation properties (from +25% to -17%) of greenhouse cladding materials, depending on the far-infrared radiation transmittance of the dry material. Neglect of condensation and evaporation gave rise to an overestimation of the yearly mean inside air relative humidity of about 10% for most materials and to overestimates or underestimates of the vegetation temperature, according to the cladding's far-infrared radiation transmittance. The relative contri bution of condensation to the nighttime water vapor removal from the inside air was found to range from 79 to 89%.","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134560914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction of a New Crossover Radius for Radial Heat Conduction, Part I: Cylindrical Systems","authors":"M. Kulkarni","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200106","url":null,"abstract":"Use of the critical radius for radial heat conduction in thermal insu lation systems has been widely reported in the literature. When it is desirable to in crease heat dissipation, this critical radius can be used in a definitive manner to maxi mize the heat dissipation. However, if it is desirable to decrease heat gain or heat loss, the critical radius only serves as a necessary condition, but it is not sufficient. To ad dress design of such thermal systems, a new crossover radius is introduced. A cross over radius is a radius greater than the critical radius and is defined such that the heat transfer with the corresponding amount of insulating material is equal to that of the bare thermal system. In order to make effective use of insulation (to prevent heat loss or heat gain) the outside radius of the insulated pipe must correspond to values greater than the crossover radius. In Part I cylindrical systems are considered while spherical systems are considered in Part II.","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114400123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter From the Editor","authors":"Mark Bomberg","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200101","url":null,"abstract":"The late Professor Neil B. Hutcheon, former director of Building Research at the National Research Council, was a mentor to many Canadian Building Scientists. It is, therefore, natural that when expanding the journal to include Building Science we present his thoughts on the value of Bmlding Science. The invited address at the Central Building Research Institute in India was delivered in October 1971. Today, twenty-five years after, we may fully appreciate the wisdom of Professor N. B. Hutcheon, who in calling for enhanced interaction between science and professional practice in construction, has foreseen the need for creating the field of &dquo;building science.&dquo;","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115194573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Predictions for Masonry Walls with Inside Insulation Using Calculation Procedures and Laboratory Testing","authors":"H. Hens","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200104","url":null,"abstract":"This paper looks at the traditional masonry wall insulated on the in side. It applies calculation procedures and laboratory testing to the selection of the materials and the details of the design. Special attention is given to the thermal and hygric response of the masonry walls. The study shows that the application of calcu lation methods during design and of laboratory measurements cannot only provide confidence in the prediction of the performance but also give the fundamental in formation required for improvement of the design.","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"110 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134456619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Utility of Building Science","authors":"N. Hutcheon","doi":"10.1177/109719639802200102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802200102","url":null,"abstract":"THE BUILDING RESEARCH station at Garston in the UK has recently celebrated its Golden Jubilee. The Central Bmldmg Research Institute in India is celebrating the twenty-fifth anmversary ofits founding, having been estabhshed, like most of the national bmldmg research institutes in the world, at about the time that BRS had completed its first twenty-five years. Such special anniversaries are often used as BRS has done, and as CBRI is doing, for a stock-taking of accomplishments and a reappraisal of objectives. Regardless of anniversaries, research institutes everywhere are increasingly under pressure to reconsider what they ought to be doing. There is a growing disenchantment with science in the world. Science for","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116438334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and Performance of Roofing Systems with SPF","authors":"Mark Bomberg, J. Lstiburek","doi":"10.1177/109719639802100403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109719639802100403","url":null,"abstract":"VER THE YEARS, many academic and research organizations attempted to O develop a comprehensive method for evaluating the performance of all components and systems in a building. Though the development ofa universal performance-evaluation system so far has eluded professionals, some limited and focused attempts were more successful. One of them was started by the Roof Systems Research (RSR) Committee ofthe polyurethane contractor’s organization, which preceded the current SPF division of the SPI Inc.","PeriodicalId":435154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123649086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}