- Author
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Bales, E. L.
- Title
- Plan for a Round Robin of Hot Boxes. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 81-2443
February 1982
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings; fire tests; specifications; thermal conductivity; heat transfer; walls; ceilings (architecture)
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thermal conductivity
- Identifiers
- calibrated hot boxes; hot boxes
- Abstract
- A plan for an interlaboratory round robin series of tests sponsored by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) using calibrated or guarded hot-box equipment is described. These testing methods are designed to measure the thermal conductance of full-scale building sections such as walls, roofs and floors. Results from about 25 hot boxes in the U.S. and Canada are expected to produce improved calibration techniques and repeatability and uncertainty information useful for improving ASTM specifications.