References related to material properties at ORNL

1. BNL-50862: An Assessment of Thermal Insulation Materials and Systems for Building Materials (June 1978).

2. Tye, R.P., Bourne, J.G., and Desjarlais, A.O., "Thermal Energy Storage Materials; Thermophysical Property Measurement and Heat Transfer Impact," Seventh Symposium of Thermophysical Properties, May, 1977.

3. Tye, R.P., Desjarlais, A.O., and Skrabek, E.A., "Thermal Performance of High Temperature Insulation Materials in Aerospace Environments," Sixth European Thermophysical Properties Conference, June, 1978.

4. Tye, R.P., and Desjarlais, A.O., "The Effective Thermal Performance of an Insulated Standard Stud Wall Containing Air Gaps," ASHRAE/DOE Conference, December, 1979.

5. R. Weil, A. Graviano. ORNL/Sub-7556/I: Assessment of the Corrosiveness of Cellulosic Insulating Materials (June 1979).

6. D. W. Yarbrough, K. T. Yoo, P. B. Koneru. ORNL/Sub-7504/3: Recessed Light Fixture Test Facility (July 1979).

7. K. P. Long, D. A. Pierson, S. T. Brennan, C. W. Frank, R. A. Hahne. ORNL/Sub-7559/I: Problems Associated with the Use of Urea-Formaldehyde Foam for Residential Insulation (September 1979).

8. A. L. Berlad, N. Tutu, R. Jaung, Y-J. Yeh. ORNL/Sub-7551/I: Interim Progress Report on an Investigation of Energy Transport in Porous Insulator Systems (October 1979).

9. Desjarlais, A.O., Yarbrough, D.W., McElroy, D.L., and Tye, R.P., "An Experimental Study of Thermal Resistance Values (R-Values) of Low Density Mineral Fiber Building Insulation Batts Commercially Available in 1977," Oak Ridge National Laboratory Report ORNL/TM-7266, 1980.

10. J. P. Moore, D. L. McElroy, S. H. Jury. ORNL/TM-6494: A Technique for Measuring the Apparent Conductivity of Flat Insulations (October 1979).

11. John Weidt. ORNL/Sub-79/13660/1: Minnesota Retrofit Insulation In-Situ Test Program Extension and Review (February 1980).

12. R. P. Tye, A. O. Desjarlais, D. W. Yarbrough, D. L. McElroy. ORNL/TM-7266: An Experimental Study of Thermal Resistance Values (R-Values) of Low-Density Mineral-Fiber Building Insulation Batts Commercially Available in 1977 (April 1980).

13. T. J. Ohlemiller, F. E. Rogers. ORNL/Sub-7686/1: Smoldering Combustion Hazards of Thermal Insulation Materials (July 1980).

14. Lionel A. Issen. NBSIR 80-2085: Fire Performance of Loose-Fill Cellulosic Insulation in Residential Occupancies - A Progress Report (August 1980).

15. R. Weil, A. Graviano, K. Sheppard. ORNL/Sub-7556/2: Corrosion Testing of Urea- Formaldehyde Foam Insulating Materials (September 1980).

16. David D. Evans. NBSIR 80-2129: Modeling for Determination of Temperatures of Electrical Cables Within Thermally Insulated Walls (October 1980).

17. DOE/CS-0192: Insulation Fact Sheet.

18. B. Branthover, R. Veale, C. Siu. NBSIR 80-2091: Precision Measurements on Fibrous Glass Insulation (November 1980).

19. D. W. Yarbrough, I. Toor. ORNL/Sub-7715/1: Operating Temperatures for a Convectively Cooled Recessed Incandescent Light Fixture (December 1980).

20. H. A. Fine, S. H. Jury, D. W. Yarbrough, D. L. McElroy. ORNL/TM-7481: Analysis of Heat Transfer in Building Thermal Insulations (December 1980).

21. W. C. Schutte, C. W. Frank, R. S. Cole, K. R. Long. ORNL/Sub-7559/2: Problems Associated with the Use of Urea-Formaldehyde Foam for Residential Insulation. Part II: The Effects of Temperature and Humidity on Free Formaldehyde, Extractable Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Emission and Physical Characteristics of the Foam (February 1981).

22. W. C. Schutte, C. W. Frank, R. S. Cole, K. R. Long. ORNL/Sub-7559/3: Problems Associated with the Use of Urea-Formaldehyde Foam for Residential Insulation: Part III: Residential Studies in Colorado and Wisconsin (February 1981).

23. K. R. Long, W. C. Schutte. ORNL/Sub-7559/4: Problems Associated with the Use of Urea- Formaldehyde Foam for Residential Insulation. Part IV: The Relevance of Materials Standards to Problems Associated with the Use of Urea-Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (February 1981).

24. David R. Smith, Jerome G. Hust. NBSIR 81-1639: Effective Thermal conductivity of a Glass Fiberboard Standard Reference Material (February 1981).

25. David R. Smith, Jerome G. Hust, Lambert J. Van Poolen. NBSIR 81-1640: Effective Thermal Conductivity of a Glass Fiberblanket Standard Reference Material (February 1981).

26. D. W. Yarbrough, J. H. Wright. ORNL/Sub-7715/2: Reduction in the Thermal Resistance (R-Value) of Loose-Fill Insulation and Fiberglass Batts Due to Compression (April 1981).

27. D. W. Yarbrough, J. H. Wright. ORNL/Sub-7715/3: The Effect of Vibrations on the Density of Loose-Fill Insulations (May 1981).

28. D. W. Yarbrough, I. A. Toor. ORNL/Sub-7715/4: Operating Temperatures of Recessed Fluorescent Fixtures with Thermal Insulation (May 1981).

29. R. P. Tye, A. O. Desjarlais. ORNL-Sub-78/86993/1: Performance Characteristics of Foamed-In-Place Urea-Formaldehyde Insulation (June 1981).

30. T. J. Ohlemiller. NBSIR 81-2350: Smoldering Combustion Hazards of Thermal Insulation Materials (August 1981).

31. David R. Smith, Jerome G. Hust, Lambert J. Van Poolen. NBSIR 81-1657: A Guarded-Hot- Plate Apparatus for Measuring Effective Thermal Conductivity of Insulations Between 80 K and 360 K (January 1982).

32. D. W. Yarbrough, D. L. McElroy, W. W. Harris. ORNL/TM-6433: Properties and Testing of Loose-Fill Cellulosic Insulation (February 1982).

33. C. S. Dudney, N. F. Hinkle, J. M. Becker. ORNL/CON-93: On the Occurrence of Fungi in Loose-Fill Attic Insulation in Typical Single-Family Dwellings (May 1982).

34. A. L. Berlad, R. Jaung, N. Joshi, J. Westerinen. ORNL/Sub-7551/2: Energy Transport in Porous Insulator Systems II. Performance of Vertical Enclosures (August 1982).

35. T. F. Scanlan, C. K. Bayne, D. R. Johnson. ORNL-5825: Investigation of Attic Insulation Effectiveness Using Actual Energy Consumption Data (September 1982).

36. Brian Rennex. NBSIR 83-2674: Error Analysis for the National Bureau of Standards 1016 mm Guarded Hot Plate (April 1983).

37. K. H. Bode. ORNL/tr-4932: Thermal Conductivity Measurements with the Plate Apparatus: Influence of the Guard Ring Width on the Accuracy of Measurement (May 1983).

38. D. W. Yarbrough. ORNL/TM-8891: Assessment of Reflective Insulations for Residential and Commercial Applications (October 1983).

39. C. D. Scarpellino, S. J. Seller, W. C. Schutte, C. W. Frank, K. R. Long. ORNL/Sub/78-7559/5: Problems Associated with the Use of Urea-Formaldehyde Foam for Residential Insulation - Part V: Effects of UFFI Additives on Formaldehyde Emission and Physical Characteristics of the Foam (December 1983).

40. Wayne A. Kleinfelder. ORNL/Sub/79-7863/1: Investigation of the Fire Performance of Building Insulation in Full-Scale and Laboratory Fire Test (April 1984).

41. K. Sheppard, R. Weil. ORNL/Sub/78-7556/3: Corrosiveness Testing of Thermal Insulating Materials (May 1984).

42. D. L. McElroy, D. W. Yarbrough, G. L. Copeland, F. J. Weaver, R. S. Graves, T. W. Long, H. A. Fine. ORNL/CON-159: Development of Advanced Insulation for Appliances (July 1984).

43. J. Randall Lawson. NBSIR 84-2917: Environmental Cycling of Cellulosic Thermal Insulation and Its Influence on Fire Performance (August 1984).

44. P. J. Burns. NBSIR 84-2906: Thickness Effect in Low-Density Insulation (August 1984).

45. Walter J. Rossiter, Jr., Robert G. Mathey. NBS Technical Note 1210: Urea-Formaldehyde Foam Insulations: A Review of Their Properties and Performance (March 1985).

46. J. G. Hust, C. M. Pelanne. NBSIR 85-3026: Round Robins on the Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Low-Density Glass Fiber Insulations Using Guarded Hot Plate and Heat Flow Meter Apparatus (May 1985).

47. Brian Rennex. NBSIR 85-3146: An Assessment of Needs for New Thermal Reference Materials and Recommended Research (July 1985).

48. J. G. Hust, J. E. Callanan, S. A. Sullivan. ORNL/IA-21428/1: Specific Heat and Composition of SRM 1450 and CTS Insulations (1985).

49. T. W. Tong. ORNL/Sub/83-43366/1: Analysis of Transient Behavior and Radiation Measurements of Commercial Thermal Insulation (August 1985).

50. Jerome G. Hust. NBS Special Publication 260-98: Standard Reference Materials: Glass Fiberboard SRM for Thermal Resistance (August 1985).

51. Brian Rennex. NBSIR 85-3221: An Assessment of the NBS 1-m Guarded Hot Plate Limits (August 1985).

52. J. G. Hust. NBS Special Publication 260-103: Standard Reference Materials: Glass Fiberblanket SRM for Thermal Resistance (September 1985).

53. Thomas J. Ohlemiller. NBSIR 85-3212: Forced Smolder Propagation and the Transition to Flaming in Cellulosic Insulation (October 1985).

54. R. S. Graves, D. W. Yarbrough. ORNL/TM-9927: Thickness, Densities, and Calculated Thermal Resistances for Loose-Fill Rock Wool Installed in Two Attic Sections of a Manufactured House (February 1986).

55. L. R. Glicksman, A. G. Ostrogorsky, S. Chiappetta. ORNL/Sub/84-9009/1: Effective Conductivity of Aging Polyurethane Foam (March 1986).

56. E. L. Bales. ORNL/Sub/84-97333/1: Building Materials Research Agenda (April 1986).

57. R. Troyer. ORNL/Sub/84-19712/1: High Temperature Calorimeter Performance Variable Study (April 1986).

58. D. W. Yarbrough, F. J. Weaver, R. S. Graves, D. L. McElroy. CON-199: Development of Advanced Thermal Insulation for Appliances, Progress Report for the Period July 1984 Through June 1985 (May 1986).

59. Timothy W. Tong. ORNL/Sub/84-43366/2: Transient Heat Transfer Analysis and Radioactive Properties Measurements of Porous Thermal Insulation (May 1986).

60. Walter J. Rossiter, Jr., Robert G. Mathey. NBSIR 86-3326: Magnesium Oxychloride Cement-Based Foam Insulation: A Review of Available Information and Identification of Research Needs (June 1986).

61. A. G. Ostrogorsky, L. R. Glicksman. ORNL/Sub/84-9009/2: Aging of Polyurethane Foams, The Influence of Gas Diffusion on Thermal Conductivity (August 1986).

62. Phillip C. Martin, Jack D. Verschoor. ORNL/Sub/86-22016/1: Investigation of Dynamic Latent Heat Storage Effects of Building Construction and Furnishing Materials (August 1986).

63. D. W. Yarbrough, R. S. Graves, F. J. Weaver, D. L. McElroy. ORNL/CON-215: The Thermal Resistance of Perlite Based Evacuated Insulations for Refrigerators (September 1986).

64. DOE/CE-0180: Insulation Fact Sheet (May 1987).

65. D. W. Yarbrough, R. S. Graves, D. L. McElroy. ORNL/TM-10414: Thickness and Density Measurements for Attic Loose-Fill Thermal Insulations in Eight Cities (August 1987).

66. Ronald P. Tye. ORNL/Sub/86-56525/1: Assessment of Foam-In-Place Urethane Foam Insulations Used in Buildings (October 1987).

67. Walter J. Rossiter, Jr., Paul W. Brown. NBSIR 87-3642: An Initial Investigation of the Properties and Performance of Magnesium Oxychloride Based Foam Thermal Insulation (December 1987).

68. S. Yajnik, J. A. Roux. ORNL/Sub/86-55930/1: Determination of Radiative Properties of Fiberglass and Foam Insulations (December 1987).

69. W. Loss. BNL 52134: Metal Buildings Study: Performance of Materials and Field Validation (December 1987).

70. Robert G. Mathey, Walter J. Rossiter, Jr. NBSIR 87-3670: A Review of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products (March 1988).

71. Stephen R. Petersen, A. Hunter Fanney. NBSIR 88-3829: Technical and Economic Analysis of CFC-Blown Insulations and Substitutes for Residential and Commercial Construction (July 1988).

72. P. G. Klemens, N. Kim. ORNL/Sub/84-89634/2: Steady State Radiative Heat Transfer Through Insulations (August 1988).

73. Byung J. Han, David W. Yarbrough. ORNL/Sub-7715/6: Thermal Resistance of Wall Cavities Containing Reflective Insulation (August 1988).

74. K. Sheppard, R. Weil, A. Desjarlais. ORNL/Sub/78-7556/4: Corrosiveness Testing of Thermal Insulating Materials - A Simulated Field Exposure Study Using a Test Wall (September 1988).

75. Anton TenWolde, J. Dobbin McNatt, Lorraine Krahn. DOE/USDA-21697/1 - ORNL/Sub/87-21697/1: Thermal Properties of Wood and Wood Panel Products for Use in Buildings (September 1988).

76. Rudolph Valore, Jr., Adrian Tuluca, Arnold Caputo. ORNL/Sub/86-22020/1: Assessment of the Thermal and Physical Properties of Masonry Block Products (September 1988).

77. L. R. Glicksman, M. R. Torpey. ORNL/Sub/86-09099/3: A Study of Radiative Heat Transfer Through Foam Insulation (October 1988).

78. Erv Bales. ORNL/Sub/84-97333/2: ASTM/DOE Hot Box Round Robin (November 1988).

79. R. S. Graves, D. W. Yarbrough. ORNL/TM-10775: An Experimental Study of Stabilized Cellulosic Insulation Installed in Four Sections of Manufactured Homes (January 1989).

80. Stephen R. Petersen. ORNL/TM-11009 - NISTIR 88-3801: ZIP The Zip-Code Insulation Program (Version 1.0) - Economic Insulation Levels for New and Existing Houses by Three Digit Zip Code - User's Guide and Reference Manual (January 1989).

81. A. O. Desjarlais, R. P. Tye. ORNL/Sub/88-SA835/1: Research and Development Data to Define the Thermal Performance of Reflective Materials Used to Conserve Energy in Building Applications (March 1990).

82. D. L. McElroy, M. P. Scofield. ORNL/TM-11291: CFC Technologies Review, Foamed- Board Insulation for Buildings (March 1990).

Diagnostics

1. Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers: Volume 254, Thermal Infrared Sensing Applied to Energy Conservation in Building Envelopes (Thermosense III), September 2-5, 1980 (February 1981).

2. George Courville. ORNL/Sub-80/61602/1: Assessment of Building Diagnostics (July 1981).

3. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Volume 313, Thermal Infrared Sensing Applied To Energy Conservation in Building Envelopes (Thermosense IV), September 1-4, 1981 (June 1982).

4. Yui-May L. Chang, Richard A. Grot. NBSIR 82-2510: Quality of Inspections Utilizing Infrared Technology on Weatherization Retrofit Installations (November 1982).

5. D. Whiting. ORNL/Sub/83-40122/1: Assessment of Potential Techniques for In-Situ, Real Time Moisture Measurements in Building Envelope Systems - A Literature Survey (February 1984).

6. John E. Janssen, Robert W. Rasmussen. ORNL/Sub/84-47959/1: Research and Development of a Diagnostic Procedure to Measure Changes in Thermal Integrity of Building Envelopes (June 1985).

7. Y. May Chang, Richard A. Grot, James T. Wood. NBSIR 85-3131: Laboratory Design and Test Procedures for Quantitative Evaluation of Infrared Sensors to Assess Thermal Anomalies (June 1985).

8. Noel Pearman. ORNL/Sub/85-53142/1: A Combustion System Seasonal Efficiency Meter--A Preliminary Assessment of a Laboratory Model (September 1987).

9. K. W. Childs. K/CSD/TM-78 - Dist. Category UC-95: Analysis of Seven Thermal Bridges Identified in a Commercial Building (June 1988).

10. Kenneth W. Childs. ORNL/M-566: Calculation of Heat Flow and Temperature Fields for Building Envelopes Containing Thermal Bridges (June 1988).

11. James E. Park, John R. Kirkpatrick. K/CSD/TM-80 - Dist. Category UC-95d: Heat Loss Through Building Envelopes Due to Convective Loops (October 1988).

12. John E. Janssen, Robert W. Rasmussen. ORNL/Sub/84-47959/2: Final Report of Research and Development of a Diagnostic Procedure to Measure Changes in Thermal Integrity of Building Envelopes - Phase II, *BTR Meter Development (December 1988).

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