Ecowool properties in a timber-framed wooden building during long-term operation with variable heating mode

Abstract

Ecowool properties in a timber-framed wooden building during long-term operation with variable heating mode

Portnyagin D.G., Pershin D.L., Ivanov I.A.

Incoming article date: 22.05.2020

A survey of the frame-panel building was carried out, in which ecowool was used as the heat-insulating material. A study was made of the moisture state of wooden frame walls and attic floors. Ecowool samples were taken from various sections of the wall. No mold was detected on material samples. In this case, the sorption humidity was not more than 16%. The results of laboratory tests of ecowool showed high persistence of density and coefficient of thermal conductivity during long-term operation. Tests were conducted to determine the effect of moisture on the change in the physical and technical properties of ecowool. The research results were processed by statistical methods. As a result of the study, it was found that moisture does not accumulate in the ecowool layer of the examined frame walls and attic flooring, but goes out through the insulation and elements of the building envelope. The conducted studies allow us to predict the preservation of the heat-shielding properties of ecowool during operation for a long time

Keywords: ecowool, durability, sorption humidity, density, coefficient of thermal conductivity