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Abstract
This report describes a mathematical model based on finite difference equations for calculating transient heat flow to estimate the cooling time of hot roofing bitumen. Estimates of the time required for hot bitumen to cool from its application temperature to 300F were computed as a function of material and environmental factors including: quantity of applied bitumen, bitumen application or contact temperature, air temperature, wind speed and thermal properties of the bitumen and of the roofing components. The modes was used to predict cooling times expected for hot asphalt applied to typical substrates with thermal properties representative of those of polyurethane foam & glass fiber insulation boards, insulating concrete, plywood, concrete and steel decks, and roofing felt on decks or insulations. In addition, the model was used to predict cooling times for hot coal tar pitch applied to concrete and to felt adhered to glass fiber insulation. The results of the calculations demonstrate the widely varying bitumen cooling times which depend upon the comonent material to which the bitumen is applied and the environmental conditions during application. Under certain environmental conditions, hot bitumen applied to some substrates cools extremely rapidly. In these cases, sufficient time for proper application may not be available.
This report describes a mathematical model based on finite difference equations for calculating transient heat flow to estimate the cooling time of hot roofing bitumen. Estimates of the time required for hot bitumen to cool from its application temperature to 300F were computed as a function of material and environmental factors including: quantity of applied bitumen, bitumen application or contact temperature, air temperature, wind speed and thermal properties of the bitumen and of the roofing components. The modes was used to predict cooling times expected for hot asphalt applied to typical substrates with thermal properties representative of those of polyurethane foam & glass fiber insulation boards, insulating concrete, plywood, concrete and steel decks, and roofing felt on decks or insulations. In addition, the model was used to predict cooling times for hot coal tar pitch applied to concrete and to felt adhered to glass fiber insulation. The results of the calculations demonstrate the widely varying bitumen cooling times which depend upon the comonent material to which the bitumen is applied and the environmental conditions during application. Under certain environmental conditions, hot bitumen applied to some substrates cools extremely rapidly. In these cases, sufficient time for proper application may not be available.
Date
3/1981
3/1981
Author(s)
Rossiter Jr, W; Mathey, R; Busching, H; Cullen, W
Rossiter Jr, W; Mathey, R; Busching, H; Cullen, W
Page(s)
76
76
Keyword(s)
bitumen application; temperature; bituminous roof; buil up roof; cooling; mathematical model
bitumen application; temperature; bituminous roof; buil up roof; cooling; mathematical model