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U iliza ion o by-p oduc s o acuum insula ion
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U iliza ion o by-p oduc s o acuum insula ion panels
p oduc ion
J Zach1, J Pe e ko á1 and V No ák1
1 B no Uni e si y o Technology, Facul y o Ci il Enginee ing, Cen e AdMaS,
Pu kyňo a 139, 612 00 B no, Czech Republic
E-mail: zach.j@ ce. u b .cz
Abs ac . The pape deals wi h he possibili ies o u iliza ion o al e na i e aw ma e ials om
he ex ile indus y o he p oduc ion o acuum insula ion panels wi h ex emely low he mal
conduc i i y alue. The pape p esen s cu en esea ch indings on he beha io o ib ous
s uc u es on an o ganic basis a ex emely low p essu e. In addi ion, he pape p esen s
he p ac ical indings and esul s o expe imen al wo k in he p oduc ion a ea and he beha io
o acuum insula ion panels wi h an al e na i e co e insula o based on o ganic ibe s.
1. In oduc ion
The de elopmen in he ield o he mally insula ing ma e ials in he ci il enginee ing is e y closely
ela ed o he cu en si ua ion in he a ea o he mal p o ec ion o buildings and he demands on building
s uc u es om he poin o he mal p o ec ion. Due o he ecen implemen a ion o he Eu opean
Pa liamen and commi ee di ec i e om 2010/31/EU [1] on he de elopmen o p og essi e insula ing
ma e ials, he e’s an e o o achie e be e he mal insula ion p ope ies in hei de elopmen .
A he same ime, howe e , i is an a emp o use as many enewable ma e ials and by-p oduc s in
he p oduc ion o building ma e ials as possible.
F om he p og essi e echnologies o he mal p ope ies poin o iew, he acuum insula ion panels
(VIP) a e a p esen he ep esen a i es o ma e ials wi h he lowes equi alen alue o he he mal
conduc i i y coe icien . These p oduc s each ex emely low alues o he he mal conduc i i y
coe icien , which in p ac ice is a he le el o 3 mW/(m.K) o he glass wool based co e insula o s and
5 mW/(m.K) o SiO2– based insula o s (in he o m o ae ogels o py ogenic SiO2). The cu en p oblem
wi h he use o VIP is hei ela i ely high p ice and also hei limi ed li e, which is especially
p oblema ic when using he ma e ials in ci il enginee ing [2]. In ecen yea s, al e na i e co e insula ion,
o example on he basis o melamine- o maldehyde ibe s [3] a e being used in he ield o VIP as well
as insulan s based on by-p oduc s.
A he B no Uni e si y o Technology, Facul y o Ci il Enginee ing has been esea ching o se e al
yea s he possibili y o using al e na i e (especially) o ganic aw ma e ials in he p oduc ion o VIP.
The aim is p ima ily o design op imal insula o s using na u al ibe s and ibe s based on by-p oduc s.
A p oblem wi h he design and manu ac u e o hese al e na i e insula o s is he selec ion o sui able
ibe s wi h he desi ed hickness and high pu i y so ha he e is no ou gassing in he esul ing VIP a e
acuum o he subsequen deg ada ion o i s he mal insula ion p ope ies. Also impo an is he p ope
o ien a ion o he ibe s du ing he p oduc ion and design o he insula o a op imal bulk densi y, so as
o a oid apid deg ada ion o he he mal insula ing p ope ies when he p essu e inside he panel is
inc eased [4, 5].
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2. Design and p oduc ion o VIP
A selec ion o sui able eeds ock was ca ied ou in he amewo k o he esea ch. The ollowing aw
ma e ials we e chosen: hemp ibe s, lax ibe s, co on ibe s, sheep wool ibe s, polyes e ibe s
(p ima y and seconda y).
These samples we e s udied by hei p ope ies and mic os uc u e (see Figu es 1 and 2).
The hickness and leng h o he ibe s we e de e mined and hei mic oscopic analysis was pe o med.
Bas ibe (hemp and lax) samples ha e been ound o exhibi ela i ely inapp op ia e p ope ies o
hep oduc ion o acuum insula ions. Classical ea men o plan s by mechanical de ibe ing does no
cause de ibe ing on p ima y ibe s, bu on echnical ibe s, hei hickness is on a e age mo e han
90 mic ons (in e ms o ibe hickness, he di e ence be ween hemp and lax ibe s is no essen ial).
Figu e 1.
Pho o o c
o on
ibe
(le ) and PES ibe ( igh )
a
40
x magni ica ion
.
Figu e 2. REM pic u e – de ail o s uc u e o insula ion based on ex ile/co on ibe s (le ), sheep wool
(in he middle) and lax ( igh ).
Fu he on, i has been disco e ed ha he hickness o he bas /na u al ibe s can be u he adjus ed
by in ensi e mechanical sepa a ion, whe eby i can hus each up o 10 mic ons o ibe hickness. In
hese cases, howe e , he ibe leng h is educed apidly. The dependence be ween he leng h and
hickness o he ibe s was no ed, as seen in Figu e 3.
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Figu e 3.
Dependence o
leng h o
lax
ibe s
on
hickness o
lax
ibe s
.
Reducing he hickness o lax ibe o 5.4 mic ons esul ed in a ibe leng h o 469 mic ons
(0.47 mm), whe eby he ibe is inapp op ia e o making he co e insula ion using he bicomponen
echnology o binding by he ai -lay me hod. High o ganic con amina ion was disco e ed du ing
a mic oscopic analysis o sheep wool, which makes hese ibe s unsui able o acuum.
Table 1. O e iew o hicknesses and leng hs o ibe s.
Type o
Fibe
Thickness [
μ
m]
Leng h [mm]
ecycled PES
12.41
49.9
p ima y PES
12.26
35.5
co on
10.80
26.1
hemp
90.51
41.2
lax
91.24
38.5
sheep
wool
24.12
28.3
The p ima y and seconda y polyes e ibe s, co on ibe s and lax ibe s we e selec ed o p oduce
acuum insula ion (acco ding o esul s – see in able 1 and a ailabili y o ibe s). Co e insula o s we e
c ea ed by he mal bonding me hod wi h he addi ion o 15% connec i e bi-componen PES ibe s.
3. Resul s and discussion
Tes samples (size: 200 x 200 mm) we e c ea ed om he manu ac u ed insula ions o labo a o y
expe imen al measu emen s. De e mina ion o he ollowing key p ope ies was ca ied ou : bulk
densi y, hickness, linea dimensions, s ess a 10% de o ma ion [6–10]. The bulk densi y o samples
anged be ween 81–150 kg/m3. The lowes alue was ound o co on samples and he highes alue o
hemp samples. The samples showed a highe comp essibili y o o e 10%, which is he s anda d o
de e mining he mechanical p ope ies acco ding o EN 826. The e o e, comp ession a e acuuming
o panels in all cases exceeds he 10% s anda d o comp ession. Samples o insula o s we e p oduced
o a nominal hickness o 10 mm.
On he es samples, de e mina ion o he mal conduc i i y (acco ding o ISO 8301 [11]) was also
ca ied ou in dependence on p essu e and unde acuum in dependence on empe a u e oo. Vacuum
p essu e was de e mined a 5 Pa/0.05 mBa (99.9% acuum), which is he ypical ini ial p essu e a VIP
p oduc ion. The mal conduc i i ies o p essu es o 1, 10 and 100 mBa we e also de e mined.
Subsequen ly, he mal conduc i i y was de e mined a no mal a mosphe ic p essu e. The esul s a e
shown in he ollowing cha (Figu e 4).
y = -2.0586x2+ 109.43x - 89.178
R² = 0.8808
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
0 5 10 15 20 25
Leng h o ibe s [mm]
Thickness o ibe s [mm]
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Figu e 4.
Pho o
o he es appa a us
FOX 200 Vacuum
.
Figu e 5.
Dependence o
he mal
conduc i i y
o
co e
ma e ials on p essu e
.
The esul s show ha o all es specimens he inc ease in p essu e led o a apid deg ada ion o
he he mal insula ion p ope ies. The bes esul s we e achie ed in PES samples, whe e, o bo h co e
insula o s, a he mal conduc i i y o unde 3.0 mW/(m.K) was achie ed wi h a p essu e o 5 Pa,
speci ically o he Vi gin PES sample i was 2.5 mW/(m.K) and o he ecycled PES sample i was
2.8 mW/(m.K). Those esul a e compa able wi h he bes esul wi h VIP based on e y ine glass ibe s
[2]. In he case o co on, he alue was 3.3 mW/(m.K) wi h a lowe hickness o ibe s. This is due o
wo se de ibe ing and especially he cu a u e o he co on ibe s, which leads o poo o ien a ion o
ibe s in he p oduc ion o ma s and o he c ea ion o mo e con ac su aces in he di ec ion o he hea
low. The lax-based sample showed he wo s hea -insula ing p ope ies due o he high ibe hickness
in bo h he acuum (a alue o 6.8 mW/(m.K) was eached), and he subsequen p essu e inc ease, when
e en he p essu e o 1 mBa caused inc ease in he mal conduc i i y o 22 mW/(m.K). In case o lax
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
The mal conduc i i y [mW/(mK)]
P essu e [mba ]
Vi gin PES Recycled PES COTTON Flax

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ibe s is possible o see nega i e aspec o highe hickness o ibe s – in acco dance wi h esul s o o he
scien i ic wo k [12].
4. Conclusion
As can be seen om he ob ained esul s, p ima y and ecycled PES samples can be used o p oduce
VIP wi h e y good he mal insula ion p ope ies, especially as an al e na i e o a glass wool based co e
VIP. An ad an age o he ecycled PES is he use o he by-p oduc in he p oduc ion o ad anced
he mal insula ion, as well as a lowe p ice compa ed o e y ine ibe s based on glass wool.
As is ob ious om he dependence o he mal conduc i i y on p essu e, all insula o s ha e a apid
deg ada ion o he mal insula ion p ope ies in he a ea o highe p essu e. The deg ee o deg ada ion o
he he mal insula ion p ope ies in dependence on p essu e is p ac ically iden ical o he p ima y PES,
ecycled PES, and co on based insula ions oo. VIPs made om hese insula o s, he e o e ha e a lowe
du abili y and a e pa icula ly sui able o use in e ige a ion and o example in packaging echnology
(he e he ad an age is, in pa icula , he consequen ecyclabili y o hese insula o s and possible euse
o nex VIP p oduc ion).
In addi ion, e en be e esul s can be achie ed by op imizing he inne s uc u e o he insula o s
( a ge ed ibe o ien a ion) and by op imizing he bulk densi y o he insula o s. This is nex di ec ion o
esea ch cu en ly unde way, and i is highly p obable ha he alue o he he mal conduc i i y o
ibe -based insula o s on an o ganic basis will be e ec i ely educed o a leas abou 2.0 mW/(m.K).
Acknowledgemen s
This pape was elabo a ed wi h he inancial suppo o he p ojec GA 17-00243S “S udy o
he beha io o insula ing ma e ials unde ex emely low p essu e”.
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