Full-scale experimental study on the critical Rayleigh number for the onset of internal natural convection inside a horizontal insulation layer of blown glass wool
Journal of Building Physics: Formerly Known as Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science
Published online on May 29, 2026
Abstract
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Glass wool is a common high-performance insulation material employed in buildings. The effective thermal conductivity of such materials with large open-pore structures can drastically increase if internal natural convection takes place inside the latter. ...
Glass wool is a common high-performance insulation material employed in buildings. The effective thermal conductivity of such materials with large open-pore structures can drastically increase if internal natural convection takes place inside the latter. ...