THERMAL PHYSICS, THERMAL INSULATIONS

We perform tests of:

• construction materials and products for thermal insulation

• windows, doors, roof windows, skylights, roof hatches, gates, insulating glass panes

• sandwich panels

• bricks and masonry units, masonry mortars

• metal and glass curtain walls

• air supply devices.

In our laboratory in Katowice:

• systems for pre-insulated pipes

• products for thermal insulation in construction industry and products for thermal insulation of building equipment and industrial systems, including products made of: EPS, XPS, PUR/PIR, MW, FEF, CG, CS, PEF, PF;

we determine among other:

• thermal conductivity and thermal resistance of materials and products for thermal insulation

• thermal resistance and thermal conductivity coefficient (using the heat flow computer simulation method or at a test rig)

• characteristics related to transportation of steam, absorption of steam at long-term diffusion by products to thermal insulation, e.g. roof slabs and terraces with reversed system of thermal insulation and waterproof layers and foundation walls

• humidity, absorption and desorption of humidity, absorptiveness

• freeze-thaw resistance

• dimensional features, dimensional stability under specific constant or laboratory temperature and humidity conditions

• behaviour of thermal insulation products during compression, bending, concentrated load, tensile strength perpendicular to face surfaces

• products’ water resistance and air leakage and flow characteristics of air supply devices

• emissivity of coatings on window panels’ surfaces.