Effect of Radiant Barriers in Wall Construction Final Report

Details

• Creators:
  Estes, M ; Olsen, T
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Corporate Contributors:
  Alaska. Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Economic analysis
  • Facilities
  • Heat flow
  • Performance evaluations
  • Design
  • Economics
  • Highways
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Terminals and Facilities
  • I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
• Publication/ Report Number:
  AK-RD-88-03
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alaska ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00488292
• Corporate Publisher:
  Alaska. Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities
• Description:
  The performance of radiant cardboard barriers were tested and evaluated using the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities guarded hot box. Two types of insulation were used in the testing: fiberglass bat and blown cellulose. The test procedure consisted of obtaining temperature measurements at designated positions throughout seven types of wall configurations. These tests showed that, the configuration with 5.5 inches of fiberglass bat insulation compressed to 4 inches with a radiant cardboard barrier allowed the least total heat flux through the wall section. An economic analyssis indicated that the use of radiant barriers may be feasible in situations where insulation support is needed or an uninsulated gap is required for wiring or utilities.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40636/dot_40636_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.44 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8e133149d0209bee01a84560b405d8a6ab5da6d91e503615d01d92abe2a3595d