- Author
- Rossiter, W. J. | Mathey, R. G. | Busching, H. W. | Cullen, W. C.
- Title
- Cooling of Bitumen During Construction of Built-Up Roofing Systems: A Mathematical Model. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Clemson Univ., SC
- Report
- NBS TN 1135, March 1981,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- roofing; bitumens; mathematical models; computer programs; cooling; heat transfer; finite difference theory
- Abstract
- This report describes a mathematical model based on finite-difference equations for calculating transient heat flow to estimate the cooling time of hot roofing bitumen. Estimates of the time required for hot bitumen to cool from its application temperature to 300F (149C) were computed as a function of material and environmental factors including: quantity of applied bitumen, bitumen application or contact temperature, air temperature, wind speed, and thermal properties of the bitumen and of the roofing components. The model was used to predict cooling times expected for hot asphalt applied to typical substrates with thermal properties representative of those of polyurethane foam and glass fiber insulation boards, insulating concrete, plywood, concrete and steel decks, and roofing felt on decks or insulations. In addition, the model was used to predict cooling times for hot coal tar pitch applied to concrete and to felt adhered to glass fiber insulation.