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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
High performance thermal insulation materials
Reducing energy use in buildings
Pär Johansson
Civil and Environmental Engineering Building Technology
2013-05-16
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Aerogel
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Aerogel
Granules Monolithic
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Mainly used in composites
Polymer blanket
Lime mortar
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
District heating pipes
• Reduced losses 15-20% • No change after 1 year
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Vacuum insulation panels
• Fumed silica: 20 mW/(m·K) • VIP: 4 mW/(m·K)
7-8 mW/(m·K) after 25 years
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
From cryogenics to buildings • 1930 first patent (Germany) • 1963 more specified patent (USA) • 1990’s replaces CFCs • 1998 facade in Germany
Refrigerators, vending machines
Refrigerated transports Buildings
Source: Panasonic
Source: va-Q-tec
Source: ZAE Bayern
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Research question
• Energy use should be reduced by 50% in 2050
• Listed buildings limits the possible solutions
• Novel thermal insulation materials could reduce the energy use while preserving the features of the building
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
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Boverket. (2010). Energi i bebyggelsen - tekniska egenskaper och beräkningar - resultat från projektet BETSI. Karlskrona, Sweden: Boverket.
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Interior insulation
• Homogenous brick wall, 250 mm thick, 3x3 m
• Four wooden beam ends • Sun and rain • Simulations
VIP e.g. 20 mm (0.8 in.)
Homogenous brickwall 380 mm (15 in.)
Wooden floor beams100x225 mm (4x9 in.)
200 mm (8 in.)
Interior plaster/ adjustment layer
Laboratory study
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Case study building
• Landshövdingehus from 1930, retrofitted in late 1970s
Reference Test wall 110 m2
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
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Case study
With VIP
Thermal bridges
Punctured VIP
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Case study building
VIP Mineral wool
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Flat roofs and terraces
Willems, W. and Schild, K. (2005). Vacuum Insulated Constructions in Detail. Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Building Physics in the Nordic Countries, June 13-15, 2005, Reykjavík, Iceland. pp. 928-936.
Mineral wool 100 mm
Same level
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Finally
• Super insulation + Limited space
Terraces Bay windows Window niche
+ Listed buildings + High land price + Prefabricated elements
– Higher costs – Durability – Service life
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
Finally
• Super insulation + Limited space
Terraces Bay windows Window niche
+ Listed buildings + High land price + Prefabricated elements
– Higher costs – Durability – Service life
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
http://www.lib.chalmers.se/
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2013-05-16 Pär Johansson
Chalmers Energy Conference 2013
High performance thermal insulation
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