Thermal Conductivity of Building Materials Teaching Equipment

Thermal insulation in building planning is an important area of construction physics. Appropriate insulation measures and component designs help maintain a comfortable indoor climate throughout the year while reducing energy consumption. This is achieved by using building materials with high thermal resistance and low heat transmission.

This Thermal Conductivity of Building Materials Teaching Equipment is designed for investigating the thermal conductivity of different non-metallic building and insulation materials. The equipment allows practical determination of thermal conductivity and thermal resistance using samples made from different materials, including Armaflex, chipboard, PMMA (acrylic glass), Styrofoam, Polystyrene (PS), Polyoxymethylene (POM), cork and plaster.

The samples have identical dimensions and are placed between a heated plate and a water-cooled plate. A clamping mechanism provides reproducible contact pressure and effective thermal contact. The hot plate is heated using an electric heating element, while the cold plate is cooled with water.

Temperature sensors measure the temperatures at the cooling water inlet and outlet and at the center of both plates. Temperature control maintains the required hot and cold plate temperatures. Heat flow through the sample is measured using a heat flux sensor, while the thermally insulated housing helps maintain stable ambient conditions.

Measured values can be transferred to a PC through a data acquisition system for analysis using compatible software.

Manufactured by Atico Export with a focus on precision, durability and consistent performance for technical education and practical training applications.

Specifications :

• Calculation of thermal conductivity coefficients of different non-metallic insulation materials
• Investigation of at least 8 different materials
• Sample materials include Armaflex, chipboard, PMMA (acrylic glass), Styrofoam, Polystyrene (PS), Polyoxymethylene (POM), cork and plaster
• Samples with identical dimensions
• Samples positioned between a heated plate and water-cooled plate
• Locking mechanism for maintaining sample pressure
• Hot plate heated using an electric heating element
• Cold plate cooled using water
• Temperature measurement at coolant inlet and outlet and at the center of both plates
• Heating element power: 500 W
• Temperature limitation: 80°C
• Maximum sample thickness: 50 mm
• Plate dimensions: 300 × 300 mm
• Data acquisition system included
• User interface compatible with Windows 10
• Supplied fully assembled, tested and ready to operate

Technical Details :

Heating Element :

• Type: Electrical resistance heating element
• Power: 500 W

Sample Plates :

• Maximum thickness: 50 mm
• Plate dimensions: 300 × 300 mm
• Samples with identical dimensions

Temperature Control :

• Temperature limitation: 80°C
• Heated plate temperature controlled by software
• Cold plate temperature controlled by water cooling

Data Acquisition :

• DAQ system included
• PC-based data analysis

Measuring Ranges :

Temperature :

• 3 × 0 to 100°C
• 2 × 0 to 200°C

Heat Flux Density :

• 0 to 1550 W/m²

Power Supply :

• 230 V, 50 Hz, 1 phase

Experiments :

• Determination of thermal conductivity of different materials
• Determination of thermal resistance
• Determination of common thermal conductivity of multiple materials arranged in series