Category: Transient Plane Source
Author(s): B. Nait-Ali, C. Leonelli, C. P. Nanseu, E. Kamseu, J. Pemndje, P. N. Lemougna, R. T. Tene Fongang, U. C. Melo, U. Chinje Melo
Keywords: Biaxial Flexural Strength, building envelope, Building Envelopes, building materials, density, porosity, Sawdust, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermal Conductivity, TPS, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Abstract: A porous matrix was prepared using low-density sawdust and a metakaolin-based geopolymer paste. The matrix was prepared in order to evaluate its performance as a thermally insulating building envelope. The matrices that had approximately 4 MPa of bi-axial four points flexural strength were prepared in a ratio of geopolymer paste:sawdust of between 1:1 and 1:1.5, and the thermal conductivity of these matrices was between 0.2-0.3 W/m·K.
Reference: Energy and Buildings, 107 (2015) 113-122
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.08.009