An experimental and analytical investigation of liquid moisture distribution in roof insulating systems
| dc.contributor.author | Woodbury, Keith Auburn | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Thomas, William | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Pierce, Felix J. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Swift, George W. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Diller, Thomas E. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Leonard, Robert G. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Mechanical Engineering | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-10T15:15:08Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-10T15:15:08Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1984 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | An experimental investigation was carried out to determine the feasibility of using thermal conductivity measurements to detect moisture concentrations in a highly porous glass fiber insulation. A new technique employing thermistor probes was used to measure thermal conductivity over a range of low moisture contents. The results indicate that the material's thermal conductivity is a strong nonlinear function of the moisture concentration. The sensitivity of the moisture content to thermal conductivity is greatest for moisture contents less than 25 per cent for the material tested. A numerical procedure for predicting the temperature and moisture distributions in a highly porous material is detailed. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Ph. D. | en |
| dc.format.extent | x, 103 leaves | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76081 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 11822931 | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V856 1984.W665 | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Insulating materials -- Moisture -- Measurement | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Heat -- Conduction -- Mathematical models | en |
| dc.title | An experimental and analytical investigation of liquid moisture distribution in roof insulating systems | en |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. | en |
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