Research on Thermal Stability and Flammability of Wood Scob-Based Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation Impregnated with Multicomponent Suspensions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Raw Materials and Composition of the Composites
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Testing Methods
2.2.2. Statistical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Component, wt.% by WS | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
WS | LG | TO | EG | |
WS | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WS/LG | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
WS/LG/TO | 100 | 100 | 10 | 0 |
WS/LG/EG | 100 | 100 | 0 | 10 |
WS/LG/TO/EG | 100 | 100 | 10 | 10 |
Composition | T5%, °C | T50%, °C | Tmax., °C | Char Residues at 900 °C, wt.% | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
WS | 240 | 335 | 325 | 465 | – | – | 6.91 |
WS/LG | 105 | 550 | 270 | 550 | – | – | 44.0 |
WS/LG/TO | 175 | 505 | 275 | 570 | 465 | – | 33.4 |
WS/LG/EG | 160 | 665 | 275 | 655 | – | 770 | 38.8 |
WS/LG/TO/EG | 160 | 555 | 300 | 555 | 480 | 785 | 33.0 |
Composition | pHRR, kW/m2 | TSR, m2/m2 | COY, kg/kg | CO2Y, kg/kg |
---|---|---|---|---|
WS | 98.6 ± 3.01 | 38.6 ± 4.95 | 0.35 ± 0.0404 | 1.01 ± 0.200 |
WS/LG | 24.8 ± 1.97 | 43.5 ± 3.97 | 0.45 ± 0.0900 | 1.86 ± 0.201 |
WS/LG/TO | 42.6 ± 3.00 | 61.2 ± 5.97 | 0.66 ± 0.0808 | 2.54 ± 0.299 |
WS/LG/EG | 14.3 ± 2.00 | 23.3 ± 5.01 | 0.79 ± 0.0603 | 0.80 ± 0.110 |
WS/LG/TO/EG | 18.0 ± 1.96 | 31.4 ± 2.95 | 0.38 ± 0.0400 | 4.30 ± 0.295 |
Statistical Data | ||||
R2 | 0.996 | 0.917 | 0.910 | 0.978 |
Corrected R2 | 0.994 | 0.884 | 0.874 | 0.969 |
F | 606 | 27.8 | 25.4 | 110 |
p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Composition | Elemental Composition, wt.% | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | O | Na | Si | S | |
WS | 83.04 | 16.89 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
WS/LG | 31.07 | 39.55 | 10.5 | 18.82 | 0.06 |
WS/LG/TO | 54.71 | 34.96 | 6.63 | 3.67 | 0.03 |
WS/LG/EG | 52.82 | 26.68 | 7.85 | 12.24 | 0.41 |
WS/LG/TO/EG | 68.68 | 19.27 | 5.19 | 6.21 | 0.65 |
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Augaitis, N.; Vaitkus, S.; Kairytė, A.; Vėjelis, S.; Šeputytė-Jucikė, J.; Balčiūnas, G.; Kremensas, A. Research on Thermal Stability and Flammability of Wood Scob-Based Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation Impregnated with Multicomponent Suspensions. Materials 2024, 17, 2809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17122809
Augaitis N, Vaitkus S, Kairytė A, Vėjelis S, Šeputytė-Jucikė J, Balčiūnas G, Kremensas A. Research on Thermal Stability and Flammability of Wood Scob-Based Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation Impregnated with Multicomponent Suspensions. Materials. 2024; 17(12):2809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17122809
Chicago/Turabian StyleAugaitis, Nerijus, Saulius Vaitkus, Agnė Kairytė, Sigitas Vėjelis, Jurga Šeputytė-Jucikė, Giedrius Balčiūnas, and Arūnas Kremensas. 2024. "Research on Thermal Stability and Flammability of Wood Scob-Based Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation Impregnated with Multicomponent Suspensions" Materials 17, no. 12: 2809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17122809