Abstract
The performance of vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) is strongly affected by several factors, such as panel thickness, design, quality of vacuum, and material type. In particular, the core materials inside VIPs significantly influence their overall performance. Despite their superior insulation performance, VIPs are limited in their widespread use as structural materials, because of their low material strength and the relatively expensive core materials. As an alternative core material that can compensate these limitations, foamed concrete, a type of lightweight concrete with very low density, can be used. In this study, two different types of foamed concrete were used as VIP core materials, with their effects on the thermal behavior of the VIPs having been evaluated using experimental and numerical methods. To confirm and generate numerical models for VIP analysis, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) was utilized. The obtained results show that insulation effects increase effectively when panels with lightweight concrete are in a vacuum, and both foamed concrete types can be effectively used as VIP core materials.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2632 |
| Journal | Materials |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 Jun 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The project was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Project Number: 13XP5010B). This work was also supported by the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement(KAIA) grant funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Grant 20NANO-B156177-01). In addition, this project was received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant agreement no. 841592. P.S. is supported by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP).
Funding Information:
Funding: The project was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Project Number: 13XP5010B). This work was also supported by the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement(KAIA) grant funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Grant 20NANO-B156177-01). In addition, this project was received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant agreement no. 841592. P.S. is supported by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP).
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics