The temperature dependence of effective thermal conductivity of the samples of glass wool reinforced with aluminium foil

In this study, the temperature dependence of effective thermal conductivity (ETC) for samples of binary, ternary, and quadruple glass wools reinforced with aluminium foil was examined. The experiments were realized by the guarded hot plate in temperature differences of 5, 10 and 15 degrees C and the temperatures of 25 and 40 degrees C. The results revealed that in the case of reinforcing the aluminium foil, ETC increased with increasing the temperature or changing of temperature difference (5, and 15 degrees C). Also, an increase of additional layers decrease its' influence on low temperature. Consequently, reflectivity materials may increase or reduce ETC. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.