Trident™ Application Highlight: Thermal Conductivity of TIMs Before and After Thermal Aging
This document highlights the use of the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method on the Trident Thermal Conductivity Instrument, together with the Automated Thermal Control (ATC) furnace, to track the...
Trident™ Application Highlight: Thermal Conductivity of Cementitious Materials in Dry and Saturated States
This document highlights the use of the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method to quantify the effect of water saturation on the thermal conductivity of cementitious materials using the Single-Sided...
Trident™ Application Highlight: Thermal Conductivity of Concrete Using the 60 mm TPS Sensor
This document highlights the use of the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method to characterize concrete thermal conductivity and demonstrates the advantages of the 60 mm sensor for heterogeneous...
Trident™ Application Highlight: Thermal Conductivity of Concrete and Cementitious Materials
This document highlights the use of the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method to characterize the bulk thermal conductivity of concrete
Measurements were performed using the Transient Plane...
Using construction and demolition waste materials to alleviate the negative effect of pavements on the urban heat island: A laboratory, field, and numerical study
In this study, construction and demolition waste (CDW) materials, including waste clay bricks, concrete, and glass, were used as aggregates of chip seal layers to enhance the reflectivity and...
Natural thermal and hygrothermal regulation with heavy cob for low carbon construction
Modern construction has a growing interest in geosourced materials for their low carbon footprint. This study aims to investigate the hygrothermal properties of two clay materials reinforced with...
Preparation and Properties of a Composite Carbon Foam as Energy Storage and EMI Shield Additive for Advanced Cement and Gypsum Boards
This article explores the cutting-edge advancement of gypsum and cement building boards infused with shape-stabilized n-octadecane, an organic phase change material (PCM). The primary focus is on...
Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: High Temperature Testing of Rock Wool Insulation
This application highlights addresses the measurement of rock wool insulation at elevated temperautes (up to 600ºC) using the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method.
Insulation is a material type used...
Properties of Cementitious Mortar and Concrete Containing Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Materials
More efficient energy usage in buildings with increased thermal mass and better thermal insulation has attracted considerable attention in recent years. As one the most widely used construction...