[Bldg-sim] Mud phuska properties

[Deepak Agrawal]

I think its a typo.

water being approx 1000 kg/m3, mud phuska should be 1731 kg/m3. Which is
also in the range of 1500-1900 for soil.

Deepak Agrawal
Deepak at vibyor.com

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Chip Barnaby <cbarnaby at wrightsoft.com>wrote:

>  All,
> Please check this info.  The quoted density is less than fiberglass.  Mud
> phuska is a mix of clay and wood shavings (right?), so the density should be
> > 500 kg/m3.  Solid wood is around 500, soil is 1500 - 1900.  The
> conductivity and specific heat are more plausible.
> Chip Barnaby
>
>
> At 06:50 AM 11/9/2009, Meenakshi Sahu wrote:
>
> Dear Sanyogita,
>
> Please note down the following properties of mud phuska.
>
> Density = 1.731 kg/m^3
> Thermal conductivity = 0.750 W/mK
> Specific heat capacity = 0.88 kJ/kg-K
> [Reference: SP 41, Handbook on functional requirements of building (Other
> than industrial buildings), Part 1-4, Bureau of Indian Standard (1988)]
>
>
> * *Regards,
> Meenakshi.
>
> --- On *Mon, 9/11/09, sanyogita manu <sanyogitamanu at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
> From: sanyogita manu <sanyogitamanu at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Bldg-sim] Mud phuska properties
> To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> Date: Monday, 9 November, 2009, 12:29 PM
>
> Hi
>
> I know its a long shot but does anyone know what are the thermal and
> surface properties of Mud phuska? It is a typical Indian roof insulation. I
> would be very grateful if I could get a reference to a source.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
>
> Sanyogita
>
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Deepak Agrawal
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