Relationship between operational properties of peat heat-insulating materials and the content of mineral binders in them

Abstract

This work presents the main results of calculation and experimental study on relation between the operational properties of peat heat-insulating materials (HIM) and the content of mineral binders in them aiming at reducing heat energy costs by energy-consuming objects. It was experimentally proved that introduction of cement increases thermal conductivity, and introduction of calcium oxide as a mineral binder, on the contrary, promotes the development of material porosity while maintaining strength characteristics and elasticity and helps to reduce the thermal conductivity and specific density. The established relationship between the content of calcium oxide and the thermal conductivity enables modelling of technology for HIM producing based on peat and inorganic binders.