Roof Insulation Thermal Conductivity

Thermal insulation is one of the most important system components in a roof creating a comfortable environment inside the building by protecting it from heat and cold while also helping to reduce heating and cooling energy costs.

Roof insulation thermal conductivity.

Roofing insulation blanket consists of a lightweight flexible bulk mineral insulation blanket faced on one side with reflective foil laminate. Roof and attic insulation in buildings is an important factor to achieving thermal comfort for its occupants. R value means the thermal resistance m2 k w of a material calculated by dividing the thickness by its thermal conductivity. Expanded bonded with resins bitumen.

Because this solution does not require high compression strength and there is no impact of external factors the basic parameters taken into account is thermal conductivity coefficient. Cellular glass insulation is made up of millions of glass cells. The rate at which a material allows heat transfer by conduction is referred to as its thermal conductivity k or ksi. When you buy insulation material from a high street store or online you ll see that the r value or thermal resistance has already been worked out for you.

In the case of a ventilated roof thermal insulation is laid directly on the ceiling structure. Thermal conductivity is a material property that describes ability to conduct heat thermal conductivity can be defined as the quantity of heat transmitted through a unit thickness of a material in a direction normal to a surface of unit area due to a unit temperature gradient under steady state conditions. Through the use of solid materials such as insulation in the roof assembly the mode of heat transfer can be considered purely conductive. The blanket material is available in various r values and thicknesses.

The role that insulation plays in a roof is to slow down conductive heat transfer since insulation materials have low thermal conductivities. Generally materials with a higher thermal mass have higher thermal conductivities and thus having a layer of soil and vegetation on a roof can affect the overall thermal conductivity of a roof. Conductivity is the basic unit of heat flow. The importance of thermal insulation has increased recently mainly due to changing insulation standards worldwide which put higher demands on the thermal resistance of building structures to reduce energy loss for heating or cooling.

Thermal resistance is worked out by dividing the thickness of a material with the conductivity. Expanded bonded with resins bitumen. Each glass cell is separate from another it is hermetically sealed making it a water proof and vapour tight insulation. Roof insulation as well as other types of insulation reduce unwanted heat loss and also reduce unwanted heat gain.

Our t3 product has a thermal conductivity of 0 036 w mk which is typically equivalent to the performance offered by mineral wool insulation.