Obiettivo MANY INSULATING MATERIALS ARE ALREADY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. MOST OF THESE INSULATION MATERIALS ARE INFLAMMABLE, PRONE TO HUMIDITY AND WATER VAPOUR AND THEIR INSULATION PROPERTIES DETERIORATE WITH TIME. THE PROBLEM OF INFLAMMABILITY WAS TACKLED BY MARCOUSSIS, FRANCE WHICH DEVELOPED A NON-INFLAMMABLE, GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED, INSULATING FOAM OF THE TYPE NOVOLAQUE (PHENOLIC-RESINS). THIS FOAM IS PRODUCED WITHOUT ACID CATALYST (THUS AVOIDING CORROSION) AND CAN BE PRODUCED IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS. DIFFERENT PROPERTIES (DENSITY, POROSITY, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES) OF NOVOLAQUE HAVE BEEN TESTED AS A FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT ADDITIVES. THE BEST MATERIAL UP TILL NOW HAD A DENSITY OF 80 KG/M3 AND A THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF 0,04 W/M DEGREE K. THE MATERIAL WAS INFLAMMABLE ONLY UNDER VERY EXTREME CONDITIONS. THE COST PER M3 OF PHENOLIC FOAMS WITH A DENSITY OF 80 KG/M3 IS 1,25 HIGHER THAN POLYURETHANE WITH A DENSITY OF 40 KG/M3 AND 5 TIMES HIGHER THAN POLYSTYRENE WHICH NORMALLY HAS A DENSITY OF 20 KG/M3. TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY PHENOLIC RESINS WILL HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED WITH A LOWER DENSITY. CONTRACT NUMBER : EE-A2-067 IN A FOLLOW-UP CONTRACT PHENOLIC FOAMS WITH DENSITIES OF 40 KG/M3 HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. A MANUFACTURING LINE FOR PANELS OF 0,3 X 3 M WAS BUILT AND SUCCESFULLY TESTED. Programma(i) PRE-ENNONUC 2C - Energy research and development programme (EEC), 1979-1983 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento Data not available Coordinatore Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Route de Nozay 91460 Marcoussis Francia Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (1) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto IRCHA Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato
