A long-term onsite assessment of the hygrothermal performance of a wood frame wall system is presented in this work. The system was applied in a wood demonstration house within the Lake Tai climate zone of Suzhou, China. The hygrothermal performance of the cavity insulation wall was determined from the temperature, relative humidity, and from the temperature of the wood material surface through...

Experimental research was conducted to study the fire resistance of steel tubular columns used in prefabricated and modular construction. In order to achieve high-efficient prefabrication and fast on-site installation, membrane protections using board products and thermal insulation blankets are adopted as the favorable protection method. Three protected tubular columns were tested in a full-sc...

In order to analyze the cracking and aging reason of the silicone rubber current transformer (CT) insulation bushing used for 8 years from a 500 kV alternating current substation, characteristics including Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, mechanical properties analysis, hardness, and thermo gravimetric analysis have been carried out. The FTIR results indicated that the external s...

G. W. Ao, M. G. Shen, Z. S. Zhang, B. L. Li: College of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan City, China Hollow side wall insulation mathematical model of unidirectional solidification temperature field was carried out. With the aid of finite element analysis software ProCAST, directionally solidified ingot temperature field with hollow lateral wall in...

This paper reviews thermal problems in hyperbaric environments and provides information how to estimate thermal comfort zones in hyperbaric environments. Divers are exposed to hyperbaric helium-oxygen atmospheres when engaged in saturation diving operations. However, some difficulties to control thermal environments arise from the extremely high thermal conductivity of helium used as a breathin...

Deterioration of the underground power cables insulation has been established to be caused by electrical, thermal and environmental stresses. With the degradation of dielectric strength of the insulation, the underground cables will not be able to function optimally or as planned. As a supplement to the existing dissipation factor and other conventional cable diagnostic measurements, the Decay ...

Several practical issues must be considered when solid electrical insulation is used in a low pressure environment. While the low pressure environment or partial vacuum (in this context, a region which is almost devoid of any gaseous media) can exhibit good electrical insulating properties, the materials contained within the partial vacuum will effect the insulation integrity over time. Degrada...

Calculations of energy efficiency of several AACbased building envelopes under different climatic conditions are presented. As thermal insulating materials, expanded polystyrene and hydrophobic and hydrophilic mineral wools are assumed. The computations are accomplished using computer code HEMOT developed at Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technica...

This paper reports on the thermal characterization, via the thermal conductivity, of natural materials, such as mulch and lava rock and their usefulness as building insulation. Experiments were carried out using a scale one monitored wall (i.e. heat flux and temperature sensors) exposed to a heating source on one side and to an air conditioned space on the other. The wall system was composed of...

The aging of electrical insulation material or a system is a main issue for designers of high-voltage (HV) machines. Precise determination of the life cycle of electrical insulation is one way of improving the efficiency of electrical machines involved in the production and transmission of electrical energy. Much effort has been devoted to preparing statistical or physical methods of Electrical...