A method of determining the thermal conductivity of powdered and fibrous insulation as a function of filler gas pressure

An examination is made of the theoretical basis and implementation of a nonstationary method of rapid measurement of the thermal conductivity of powdered and fibrous insulation under conditions of monotonic change of filler gas pressure.Notation t temperature - ,a thermal conductivity and diffusivity of test material - k, k_a relative temperature coefficients of anda - thickness of test layer - x variable layer coordinate reckoned from shell - =(x), _c excess temperature of material at section x and of core over shell - b_c, b_v rate of cooling of core and of variation of volume-mean temperature of layer - c_c, c total heat capacity of core and material - f_s, F_c area of working surfaces of shell and core - d diameter of particles of bulk material - p material porosity - volume density of material