the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus
C335 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Transfer Properties
of Pipe Insulation
C518 Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission
Properties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus
C520 Test Methods for Density of Granular Loose Fill
Insulations
C534 Specification for Preformed Flexible Elastomeric Cel-
lular Thermal Insulation in Sheet and Tubular Form
C549 Specification for Perlite Loose Fill Insulation
C552 Specification for Cellular Glass Thermal Insulation
C578 Specification for Rigid, Cellular Polystyrene Thermal
Insulation
C591 Specification for Unfaced Preformed Rigid Cellular
Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation
C680 Practice for Estimate of the Heat Gain or Loss and the
Surface Temperatures of Insulated Flat, Cylindrical, and
Spherical Systems by Use of Computer Programs
C740 Guide for Evacuated Reflective Insulation In Cryo-
genic Service
C870 Practice for Conditioning of Thermal Insulating Ma-
terials
C1029 Specification for Spray-Applied Rigid Cellular Poly-
urethane Thermal Insulation
C1045 Practice for Calculating Thermal Transmission Prop-
erties Under Steady-State Conditions
C1058 Practice for Selecting Temperatures for Evaluating
and Reporting Thermal Properties of Thermal Insulation
C1482 Specification for Polyimide Flexible Cellular Ther-
mal and Sound Absorbing Insulation
C1484 Specification for Vacuum Insulation Panels
C1594 Specification for Polyimide Rigid Cellular Thermal
Insulation
C1667 Test Method for Using Heat Flow Meter Apparatus to
Measure the Center-of-Panel Thermal Transmission Prop-
erties of Vacuum Insulation Panels
C1728 Specification for Flexible Aerogel Insulation
E230 Specification for Temperature-Electromotive Force
(emf) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples
E408 Test Methods for Total Normal Emittance of Surfaces
Using Inspection-Meter Techniques
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
2.2 ISO Standard:
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ISO 21014 Cryogenic Vessels: Cryogenic Insulation Perfor-
mance
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—Terminology of standards C168,C680, and
C1045 applies to the terms used in this standard unless
otherwise noted. Properties based on specimens tested under
the conditions specified may not be representative of the
installed performance if the end use conditions differ substan-
tially from the test conditions. The temperature dependences of
the thermal performance of a given insulation test specimen,
particularly those at large temperature differentials that are
common to most cryogenic insulation systems, are generally
expected to be significant and non-linear in nature. For details
on testing or analysis in the thermal characterization of a
specific material, Practice C1045, Section 6, Determination of
the Thermal Conductivity Relationship for a Temperature
Range, should be consulted.
3.2 Definitions:
3.2.1 cryogenic insulation systems—encompass a wide
range of material combinations and thermal performance
levels. Examples of the effective thermal conductivity of
different systems and the widely varying thermal performance
ranges are shown in Fig. 1.
3.2.2 insulation test specimen—an insulation test specimen
is composed of one or more materials, homogeneous or
non-homogeneous, for which thermal transmission properties
through the thickness of the system are to be measured under
sub-ambient conditions.
3.2.2.1 Discussion—An insulation test specimen may con-
sist of a single material, one type of material in several discrete
elements, or a number of different materials working in a
specialized design configuration. In reality, a test specimen is
always a system, either a single material (with or without
inclusion of a gas) or a combination of materials in different
forms. Forms of insulation test specimens may be bulk-fill,
powder, blanket, layered, clam-shell, panels, monoliths, or
other type configurations. Examples of materials include foams
(closed cell or open cell), fibrous insulation products, aerogels
(blankets or bulk-fill or packaged), multilayer insulation
systems, clam shells of foams of cellular glass, composite
panels, polymeric composites, or any number of bulk-fill
materials such as perlite powder and glass bubbles.
3.2.3 multilayer insulation (MLI)—insulation systems com-
posed of multiple radiation shields physically separated to
reduce conductive heat transfer. The radiation shields are thin
plastic membranes (usually polyester or polyimide films)
coated on one or both sides with a low-emittance, vapor-
deposited metal (usually aluminum, gold, or silver), or thin
metal foil membranes. Separation of the shields can be
accomplished by (1) alternating thin layers of low-density,
low-conductivity materials such as woven fabric net, fibrous
paper, powder insulation, or sliced foam spacers within the
radiation shields; (2) bonding low-density, low conductivity
filaments to one side of the radiation shields; (3) mechanically
crinkling, dimpling, or embossing the radiation shields them-
selves; (4) attaching mechanical spacers; or (5) levitating the
radiation shields with static or magnetic forces. For some
techniques, the radiation shields are commonly metalized on
one side only to achieve minimum conductive heat transfer.
Guide C740 provides further information on MLI materials,
designs, and performance characteristics. Test Methods E408
gives information on emissivity testing of the reflective mate-
rials used in constructing MLI systems.
3.3 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.3.1 cold boundary temperature (CBT)—the cold boundary
temperature is defined as the cold temperature imposed on
cold-side surface of the insulation material by the cold mass.
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