Browsing Institutt for bygg- og miljøteknikk by Author "Baetens, Ruben"
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Aerogel insulation for building applications: A state-of-the-art review
Baetens, Ruben; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Aerogels are regarded as one of the most promising high performance thermal insulation materials for building applications today. With a thermal conductivity down to 13 mW/(mK) for commercial products they show remarkable ... -
Aging effects on thermal properties and service life of vacuum insulation panels
Wegger, Erlend; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Sveipe, Erland; Grynning, Steinar; Gustavsen, Arild; Baetens, Ruben; Thue, Jan Vincent (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) represent a high-performance thermal insulation material solution offering an alternative to thick wall sections and large amounts of traditional insulation in modern buildings. Thermal ... -
Gas-filled panels for building applications: A state-of-the-art review
Baetens, Ruben; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild; Grynning, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)With their thermal conductivity down to 10 mW/(mK), gas-filled panels (GFPs) are regarded as possible high performance thermal insulating solutions for building applications. However, thermal conductivities of respectively ... -
Hot Box Investigations and Theoretical Assessments of Miscellaneous Vacuum Insulation Panel Configurations in Building Envelopes
Grynning, Steinar; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Uvsløkk, Sivert; Gustavsen, Arild; Baetens, Ruben; Caps, Ronald; Meløysund, Vivian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) are regarded as one of the most promising existing high performance thermal insulation solutions on the market today as their thermal performance typically range 5—10 times better than ... -
Phase Change Materials for Building Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review
Baetens, Ruben; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Phase change materials (PCMs) are regarded as a possible solution for reducing the energy consumption of buildings. By storing and releasing heat within a certain temperature range, it raises the building inertia and ... -
Properties, Requirements and Possibilities of Smart Windows for Dynamic Daylight and Solar Energy Control in Buildings: A State-of-the-Art Review
Baetens, Ruben; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)A survey on prototype and currently commercial dynamic tintable smart windows has been carried out. The technologies of electrochromic, gasochromic, liquid crystal and electrophoretic or suspended-particle devices were ... -
The Path to the High Performance Thermal Building Insulation Materials and Solutions of Tomorrow
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild; Baetens, Ruben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)In today’s society there is an increased focus on various energy aspects. Buildings constitute a large part of the total energy consumption in the world. In this respect it is important to have the optimum heat balance in ... -
Vacuum Insulation Panels for Building Applications: A Review and Beyond
Baetens, Ruben; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Thue, Jan Vincent; Tenpierik, Martin J.; Grynning, Steinar; Uvsløkk, Sivert; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) are regarded as one of the most promising high performance thermal insulation solutions on the market today. Thermal performances 3 to 6 times better than still-air are achieved by applying ...