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Water vapour diffusion resistance of larch (Larix decidua) bark insulation panels and application considerations based on numeric modelling

  • Faculty of Furniture Design and Wood Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov
  • School of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences
  • Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Materials, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the vapour diffusion resistance of light particleboard produced from larch (Larix decidua) bark for thermal insulation applications. The influence of panel density and particle orientation, as well as particle size was evaluated in this respect. The former proved to have the most important effect. The panels' structure was illuminated by means of computed tomography and used as an input for a structure-based numeric model for vapour diffusion. The model was found to be suitable to describe the mass flow in the panels and was used to propose some optimisation of panel structure to serve for special needs in building engineering. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)308-316
Number of pages9
JournalConstr Build Mater
Volume164
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Bark insulation composite
  • Multi-functional thermal insulation
  • Numeric modelling
  • Panel structure
  • Radiography
  • Water vapour diffusion
  • Computerized tomography
  • Diffusion
  • Insulation
  • Numerical models
  • Particle size
  • Structural optimization
  • Water vapor
  • Insulation applications
  • Insulation composite
  • Insulation panel
  • Multi-functional
  • Panel structures
  • Particle orientation
  • Vapour diffusions
  • Thermal insulation

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