Measured moisture properties for alternative insulation
                products

Ernst Jan De Place Hansen; Kurt Kielsgaard Hansen; Tim Padfield

Measured moisture properties for alternative insulation products

Ernst Jan De Place Hansen, Kurt Kielsgaard Hansen, Tim Padfield

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Abstract

During the past few years there has been a growing interest in using alternative insulation products in buildings. Among these products are the organic materials cellulose fibre, flax and sheep's wool as well as the inorganic perlite. The organic materials are regarded with some suspicion, because of their hygroscopicity. This paper describes two of the moisture-related properties of these materials: the water sorption and the water vapour transmission. For reference, some mineral fibre products are studied as well.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Building Physics in the Nordic Countries, Proc. of the 5th Symposium
Place of Publication	Göteborg, Sweden
Publisher	Chalmers tekniska högskola
Publication date	1999
Pages	121-128
Publication status	Published - 1999
Event	5th Symposium on Building Physics in the Nordic Countries - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 24 Aug 1999 → 26 Aug 1999 Conference number: 5

Conference

Conference	5th Symposium on Building Physics in the Nordic Countries
Number	5
Country	Sweden
City	Gothenburg
Period	24/08/1999 → 26/08/1999

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Hansen, EJDP, Hansen, KK & Padfield, T 1999, Measured moisture properties for alternative insulation products. in Building Physics in the Nordic Countries, Proc. of the 5th Symposium. Chalmers tekniska högskola, Göteborg, Sweden, pp. 121-128, 5th Symposium on Building Physics in the Nordic Countries, Gothenburg, Sweden, 24/08/1999.

Measured moisture properties for alternative insulation products. / Hansen, Ernst Jan De Place; Hansen, Kurt Kielsgaard; Padfield, Tim.

Building Physics in the Nordic Countries, Proc. of the 5th Symposium. Göteborg, Sweden : Chalmers tekniska högskola, 1999. p. 121-128.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research

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