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The thermal conductivity of rigid closed-cell polyurethane foams during long-term aging has been studied. The similarity between the kinetics of changes in the physical and mechanical characteristics of PU foams on progressive aging is established, which is attributed to the effect of matrix destruction. It is found that rigid foams have cell walls of various strength, whose impact on the kinetics of changes in the physical characteristics of the foams during long-term aging is ascertained. The results of predicting the thermal conductivity of PU foams by the method of temperature-time analogy and establishing the limits of its application are discussed. The research presented is of interest both in determining the foam durability and in replacing freons by alternative, ecologically less harmful blowing agents.
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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 187–198, March–April, 1999.
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Dementyev, A.G., Dementyev, M.A., Zinger, P.A. et al. Effect of the cellular structure on thermal conductivity of rigid closed-cell foam polymers during long-term aging. Mech Compos Mater 35, 129–138 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02257243
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