Roxul Industrial Insulation Process - Manual (Page 90)

Table of contents
2.1 Norms & Standards 88
2.1.1 Overview of different norms & standards 88
2.1.2 Insulation specification 89
a) ASTM standards 89
b) PIP - guidelines 90
c) Canadian Standards 91
d) MICA Standards 91
e) NACE International Standard Practice 91
f) CINI Guideline 91
g) European standardization (CEN) 92
h) CE-mark 93
i) DIN Standards & Guidelines 94
j) AGI 95
k) BFA WKSB 96
l) FESI 96
m) ISO 97
n) VDI 2055 97
o) British standard 98
p) NF (Norme Française) mark 99
q) Unified Technical Document (Document Technique Unifié, DTU) 102
2.1.3 Relevant guidelines & standards for the industrial/mechanical insulation industry in North America 103
2.1.4 Relevant guidelines & standards for the industrial/mechanical insulation industry in Europe 103
2.1.5 Relevant guidelines & standards for the industrial/mechanical insulation industry within the Benelux 105
2.1.6 Relevant guidelines & standards for the industrial/mechanical insulation industry in Germany 105
2.2 Product properties & test methods 107
2.2.1 Fire behavior 107
2.2.2 Thermal conductivity 109
2.2.3 Maximum service temperature 112
2.2.4 Water leachable chloride content 115
2.2.5 Water repellency 116
2.2.6 Water vapor transmission 118
2.2.7 Air flow resistance 118
2.2.8 Compression resistance 118
2.2.9 Density 119
2.3 Bases for thermal calculations 120
2.3.1 Heat Transfer – ASTM C168 and C680 (North American basis and terms) 120
2.3.2 Heat transfer (European basis and terms) 123
2. Theory
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