Vacuum insulation panels
Vacuum insulation glass
Applications
Monitoring
Research & development
Further reading
Teaching aids
Events
Links


7th International Vacuum Insulation Symposium: Programme

Programme

Wednesday, 28th September 2005

9:00 Registration and welcome coffee
9:30 Welcome
Mark Zimmermann, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
9:40 Introductory talk - From Dewars to VIPs - One Century of Progress in Vacuum Insulation Technology
Prof. Dr. Jochen Fricke, Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)
10:10 Building Applications - chaired by Markus Erb (Dr. Eicher+Pauli AG [E+P])
  Aging and Service Life of VIP in Buildings
Dr. Hans Simmler, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
  Influence of Water on the Total Heat Transfer in 'Evacuated' Insulations
Dr. Ulrich Heinemann, Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Building Applications - chaired by Markus Erb (Dr. Eicher+Pauli AG [E+P])
  Monitoring of Vacuum Insulation Panels in Building Applications
Dr. Samuel Brunner, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
  Applications of Vacuum Insulation in the Building Sector
Gregor Steinke, University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB)
  IEA/ECBCS Annex 39 - Vacuum Insulation for Buildings
Markus Erb, Dr. Eicher+Pauli AG (E+P)
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 Quality Assurance - chaired by Dr. Yoash Carmi (Hanita Coatings RCA Ltd)
  Monitoring Gas Pressure in Vacuum Insulation Panels
Dr. Roland Caps, va-Q-tec AG
  Fast Method to Control the Thermal Conductivity of Metal-Covered VIP
Dr. Dietrich Büttner, Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)
  Non-Destructive Method to Determine the Water Vapour Pressure in VIP
Daniel Kraus, Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)
  Applications of Vacuum Insulation Panels in Extreme Environments
Dr. Douglas Smith, NanoPore Incorporated
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Vacuum Barriers - chaired by Dr. Yoash Carmi (Hanita Coatings RCA Ltd)
  Barrier Films for Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIP)
Dr. Dirk Kaczmarek, Wipak Walsrode GmbH & Co. KG
  Novel Films for Vacuum Insulated Panels
Rami Kalfon, CLP Industries
  Finite Element Analysis Used to Model VIP Barrier Film Performance
Dwight S. Musgrave, Thermal Visions, Inc.
  Development of Innovative Insulation Systems on the Basis of New Vacuum Insulation Panels
Dr. Werner Platzer, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE)
  Evening programme (information at registration desk)

Thursday, 29th September 2005

9:00 Building Physics - chaired by Chris Meyer (Acutemp)
  From VIPs to Building Facades: Three Levels of Thermal Bridges
Daniel Quenard, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB)
  Development and First Experiences of a Prefabricated VIP-Sandwich-Element for Fast and Secure Application on Building Surfaces
Heiko Winkler, University of Rostock
  Thermal Performance of VIP Assemblies in Building Constructions
Dr. Karim Ghazi Wakili, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
  Thermal-Hygric Suitability of Vacuum Insulation Boards for Refurbishing Buildings
Prof. Jürgen Dreyer, University of Technology Vienna
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 VIP Systems - chaired by Chris Meyer (Acutemp)
  Numerical Investigation on Thermal Bridge Effects in Vacuum Insulating Elements
Dr. Kai Schild, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  Development of Vacuum Insulated Building Cladding Systems
Prof. Ray Ogden, Oxford Brookes University
  From VIP to Building Panel
Prof. J.J.M. Cauberg, Technical University Delft (TUD)
  Practical Experience with VIPs in External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems
Markus Zwerger , Sto AG
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 New Vacuum Insulation Concepts - chaired by Mark Zimmermann (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research [EMPA])
  Development on New Vacuum Insulation Panel, "Chip-Vacua"
Yamada Muneto, Matsushita Home Appliances Company (Panasonic)
  Controlled Temperature Packaging Using On-Demand Cooling from Active Vacuum Insulation Panels
Dr. Douglas Smith, NanoPore Incorporated
  Typology of Applications of Opaque and Translucent VIP in the Building Envelope
Jan Cremers, Technical University of Munich
  Vacuum Insulation Glass
Dr. Helmut Weinläder, Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Panel Discussion - chaired by Mark Zimmermann (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research [EMPA])
  Panel:
Dr. Ulrich Heinemann, Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)
Prof. Armin Binz, University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB)
Dr. Roland Caps, va-Q-tec AG
Gregor Erbenich, Porextherm Dämmstoffe GmbH
Dr. Dirk Kaczmarek, Wipak Walsrode GmbH & Co. KG
Dr. Douglas Smith, NanoPore Incorporated
16:15 End of symposium

Home
top of page
sitemap
legal information
contact
deutsch