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Vapor Transport Characteristics of Mineral Fiber Insulation from Heat Flow Meter Measurements

Kumaran, MK
Associate research officer, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario

Pages: 9    Published: Jan 1989

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Abstract

Two empirical Coefficients are identified to represent water vapor transport through fibrous insulation, in the presence of a thermal gradient. These coefficients are determined from heat flow meter measurements.