Finding of the generalized equation of thermal conductivity for porous heat-insulating materials

The object of this research is the process of the heat transfer through porous heat insulating materials. The problematic place of research is the absence of a generalized equation of thermal conductivity, which makes unable to predict the effective thermal conductivity of the material at the structure formation stage. The reason of it is lack of complex entrance independent factors of porous structure that influence on the effective thermal conductivity. For determining of this factors the computer simulation was used, it includes three dimensional samples and simulation of thermal process. After it, obtained computer modeling results were confirmed by laboratory experiment with using of the thermal conductivity meter ITP-MH4 of the company «SKB Stroyprybor».The regression equation of thermal conductivity for porous heat-insulating materials was found by the experimental design method, the analysis of it was showed that the most influence (80 %) on coefficient of effective thermal conductivity have the pore diameter along to the heat flow and the total impact of the pore diameter perpendicular to the heat flow with temperature gradient. The thermal conductivity of initial material without pores λmat in investigated range of 0,05 to 0,95 W/(m·K) isn't a significant factor. The temperature gradient doesn't linear and not directly proportional impact on the thermal conductivity of the final material.The generalized equation of thermal conductivity and the main factors, which influence on the coefficient of effective thermal conductivity, allow improving the thermal conductivity of new insulation materials and making it possible to develop a complete theory of thermophysical parameters control of porous heat insulating materials by changing the porous structure.