This paper reviews three programs at the National Institute of Stan dards and Technology (NIST) that provide specimens of low-density glass-fiber in sulation as reference materials. The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides specimens as Proficiency Test Materials, the Standard Reference Materials Program (SRMP), as Standard Reference Materials; and the Center for Building Technology (CBT), as Calibrated Transfer Specimens. The pro grams of SRMP and CBT arc summarized for the years 1980 to 1989 The paper in cludes a catalogue of NIST publications covering the technical development of the low-density glass-fiber insulation used in the programs of NVLAP, SRMP and CBT.
Horlick, J. and H. W Berger.1985. "NVLAP and the Thermal Insulation Proficiency Testing Program,"Journal of Thermal Insulation , 8:278-297.
2.
ASTM Committee C161978. "Reference Materials for Insulation Measurement Comparisons,"ASTM STP 660. R. P. Tye, ed. PhiladelphiaASTM, pp. 7-29.
3.
1979. "Provision and Evaluation of Proficiency Test Specimens for NVLAP and for OSRM,"Johns-Manville Contract Report EO-A01-78-00-3586.
4.
Smith, D.R. and J.G. Hust1983. "Effective Thermal Conductivity of Glass-Fiber Board and Blanket Standard Reference Materials,"Thermal Conductivity 17. J. G. Hust, ed. New York: Plenum Press, pp. 483-496.
5.
Smith, D.R. and J.G. Hust.1981. "Measurement of Thermal Conductivity of a Glass Fiberblanket Standard Reference Material,"Cryogenics, pp 460-462.
6.
Hust, J.G.1985. "Standard Reference Materials: Glass Fiberblanket SRM for Thermal Resistance,"NBS Special Publication260-103, Washington, DC.
7.
1985. "National Bureau of Standards Certificate—Standard Reference Material 1451, Thermal Resistance—Fibrous Glass Blanket,"Gaithersburg, Maryland.
8.
Rennex, B.G. and T. Somers.1985. "Apparent-Thermal-Conductivity Characterization of Low-Density Glass-Fiber Insulation Material," Journal of Thermal Insulation, 8:175-197.
9.
1986. "National Bureau of Standards Certificate—Standard Reference Material 1452, Thermal Resistance—Fibrous Glass Blanket for High Precision Measurements,"Gaithersburg, Maryland.
10.
1979. "Trade Regulations: Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation," Federal RegisterWashington, DC (August 27).
11.
Howerton, K.C.1989. Private communication, United States Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC.
12.
Powell, F.J. and B.G. Rennex.1983. "The NBS Line-Heat-Source Guarded Hot Plate for Thick Materials," Proceedings ASHRAE/DOE Conference—II. Atlanta: ASHRAE, pp. 657-672.
13.
1981. "Thermal and Physical Characteristics of Glass Fiber Insulation Produced for the National Bureau of Standards,"Johns-Manville Report 436-T-1528.
14.
Rennex, B.G. , R.R. Jones and D.G. Ober.1983. "Development of Calibrated Transfer Specimens of Thick, Low-Density Insulation," Thermal Conductivity 17. J. G. Hust, ed. New York : Plenum Press, pp. 419-426.
15.
Rennex, B.G.1982. "Low-Density Thermal Insulation Calibrated Transfer Samples—A Description and a Discussion of the Material Variability," NBSIR 82-2538Washington, DC.
16.
Rennex, B.G.1983. "Error Analysis for the National Bureau of Standards 1016 mm Guarded Hot Plate" Journal of Thermal Insulation, 7:18-51
