Research Institute for Thermal Insulation e.V.

Munich
Research and test operations in the field of thermal and humidity insulation in construction and technical process facilities Recognised test, control and certification authority for construction products Managing Board: Dr.-Ing. J. Achtziger, Dipl.-Ing. H. Zehendner

Examination Report
(Translation from German)

Applicant:

Lambda-Metechnik GmbH Dresden at the Technology Centre of the Technical University Dresden at Zellescher Weg 24 01217 Dresden Germany Performance test of thermal conductivity test system consisting of hermal conductivity test tool -Meter WMG 2 and the hot plate apparatus EP 500

Contents of Application:

Report-Nr.: Report date: No of text pages: Graphs: Tables:

CE1-1/99 03.09.1999 4 1

Forschungsinstitut fr Wrmeschutz Lochhamer Schlag 4 82166 Grfelfing Germany

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1. Scope of Examination The thermal conductivity test tool with the hot plate apparatus is to be tested on its test accuracy. To this end, flat samples of various insulating materials will be tested. Their thermal conductivity is simultaneously being verified in the FIW-laboratory on a two-plate tool in accordance with DIN 51612 (pr EN 12667 respectively)

2. Brief Description of the Test Tool Hot plate apparatus (Poensgen apparatus) according to DIN 52612-1, Measurement zone 200 mm in diameter with protective rings. Tool dimensions with corresponding sample dimensions are 500 x 500 mm. The tool verifies the thermal conductivity for a given temperature of e.g. 10 C. Alternatively it can do up to 3 thermal conductivity tests at randomly selected mean temperatures in the range of 10 C to 40 C in automatic sequence. The temperature within the apparatus can be controlled by thermostat in the range between 0 C and 50 C. This is done by air-cooled Peltier elements. The temperature measurement on both plate surfaces is integral by nature and done across the entire test area. In order to prevent disruptive currents between the measurement zone and the protective heating the protective heating ring next to the measurement zone is enclosed by another protective ring and a cooling (temperature control) ring, which again is enclosed by another protective ring. This enables the testing of quite large specimen thicknesses at a given size of the heating area even without a thermostat controlled test chamber or environment.

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3. Test samples The samples available for testing all have outer edge lengths of 500 x 500 mm but with different thicknesses. The selection the different materials covers the range of common thermal conductivities in various material structures. The following materials were tested: polystyrol particle foam (EPS); extruded polystyrol foam (XPS), elastified polystyrol (EPS-TS), mineral wool (MW), hemp and lightweight concrete.

4. Test Results The test results are summarised in table 1. The results show a good compliance in the thickness range of 20 to 120 mm for the tested materials. The original test was done on a double-plate tool. Therefore the comparative test on the hot plate apparatus EP 500 was carried out with 2 single samples stacked on top of one another (see test 1 to 3 and 7). Alternatively each sample was tested its own (see 10/11, 23/13, 14/15 and 16/17) and the mean value then compared to the results of the double-plate tool. The time for test no. 5 was too short. The test was terminated before stationary thermal conditions were reached. Therefore the results must be regarded as error values. Sample no. 237 was then tested again in test no. 10/11. For test no. 1 the hot plate apparatus is bound to yield increased thermal conductivity values. This is due to the total thickness of 2 x 19.6 mm and the radiation-related thickness effect. Therefore a single material sheet of sample 485 (thickness 19.6 mm) was tested again in test no. 6. The compliance of these test results with the FIW double plate tool confirms that the effect of radiation was correctly accounted for. Test no. 4 to 6, 8, 9, 18 and 19 with a test of a single sample can also be used for comparative purposes de to the homogeneity of the material. Columns 8, 9 and 10 show the thermal conductivity values adjusted to the mean temperatures of 10, 25 and 40. The corresponding values of the hot plate apparatus are included in columns 11, 12 and 13.

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The deviations for those three mean temperatures are given in columns 14, 15 and 16. The increase in thermal conductivity is practically identical with the FIW values.

5. Summary The comparative tests were essentially done by FIW. Sample insertion, operations and evaluation were done by staff of Lambda-Metechnik GmbH. The FIW test values for the comparative test samples were not known to the operator prior to the test. The samples which were used for testing had been tested by FIW on a standard Poensgen double-plate apparatus. The test error of standard tools (FIW) ranges between 2 % form test value. A statistical correlative evaluation of the test error trend was nor done. The deviation of the test values verified on the hot plate apparatus EP 500 from the values recorder by FIW lie within the acceptable error range of both test procedures. The test apparatus was located in a room with air-conditioning for the time of testing. All test values are valid only for the time of testing. Grfelfing on 03.09.1999 The Board of Directors

Signed and Stamped Dr.-Ing. J. Achtziger

Table 1: Summary of Test Results LAM 10, LAM 25 and LAM 40 refer to the thermal conductivity at 10C, 25C and 40C mean temperature respectively

1 N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

2 Material EPS EPS EPS XPS MW EPS EPS EPS-TS EPS MW MW

3 Specimen 485 507 511 1113 237 485 451 514 451 237 237

4 Plate 1+2 1+2 1+2 1 1 1 1+2 1 1 1 2

5 Test 26.05. 26.05. 27.05. 28.05. 29.05. 31.05. 31.05. 01.06. 03.06. 03.06. 05.06.

6 Thickness 39,2 98,2 102 81,1 81,3 19,6 119 30,6 59,5 81,3 81,3

7 Density 35,4 14,8 16,2 33,3 158 35,4 30,1 16,4 30,1 158 158 Median:

8 Lam 10 31,5 37 36,5 37,72 39,5 31,5 32,26 35,95 32,26 39,5 39,5 39,50 32,9 32,9 32,90 139 139 139,00 36 36 36,00 36,5 33

9 FIW values Lam 25 32,75 39,1 38,6 40,25 41,48 32,75 33,86 38,56 33,86 41,48 41,48 41,48 35,1 35,1 35,10 142 142 142,00 39 39 39,00 38,6 34

10 Lam 40 41,2 40,82 42,78 43,5 35,47 41,17 35,47 43,5 43,5 43,50 37,2 37,2 37,20 143 143 143,00 42 42 42,00 40,82 36

11 Lam 10 32,12 37 35,9 36,95 39,8 31,84 32,5 36,8 32,7 40,4 39,15 39,77 32,3 32,1 32,20 139,5 140,7 140,10 35,7 35,6 35,65 36,1 33

12 Lam 25 34,11 39,16 38,15 39,61 42,5 33,43 34,2 39,2 34 42,7 41,05 41,88 35,3 34,8 35,05 142,4 143 142,70 38,8 39,4 39,10 38 34,5

13 Lam 40 36,11 41,82 40,45 42,77 45,3 35,9 41,9 35,7 44,7 42,75 43,73 37,7 37 37,35 145,9 146,9 146,40 42 42,9 42,45 40,6 36

14 Dev. 10 1,96 -0,01 -1,64 -2,03 1,07 0,74 2,36 1,36 2,28 -0,89 0,69 -1,82 -2,43 -2,13 0,36 1,22 0,79 -0,83 -1,11 -0,97 -1,1 0

15 Dev. 25 4,16 0,16 -1,17 -1,58 2,07 1 1,66 0,41 2,95 -1,04 0,96 0,57 -0,85 -0,14 0,28 0,7 0,49 -0,51 1,03 0,26 -1,55 1,47

16 Dev.40 1,5 -0,91 -0,03 1,21 1,77 0,65 2,77 -1,72 0,53 1,34 -0,54 0,40 2,03 2,73 2,38 0 2,14 1,07 -0,54 0

17 end of test 1 hour 1 hour 2 hours 1 hour 3 hours 1 hour 2 hours 2 hours 1 hour 6 hours 6 hours

hot plate apparatus "EP 500"

12 13

MW MW

490 490

1 2

07.06. 08.06.

99 99

23,6 23,6 Median:

2 hours 2 hours

14 15

Concrete Concrete

368 368

1 2

10.06. 12.06.

570 570 Median:

6 hours 6 hours

16 17

Hemp Hemp

428 428

1 2

13.06. 14.06.

100 100

44,4 44,4 Median:

2 hours 2 hours

18 19

EPS EPS

511 453

1 1

14.06. 15.06.

51 100

16,2 34,6

2 hours 2 hours