Patricia Torres-Regalado

Methodology and Modelling to Evaluate Thermal Conductivity as a Function of Time in Polyisocyanurate (PIR) Foams

Abstract: In this work, we present the production, characterization and modelling of the thermal conductivity of a polyisocyanurate (PIR) foam synthesized with HFO 1233zd(E) as physical blowing agent (LBA) as blowing agent. The thermal conductivity aging is studied in detail by using an accelerated laboratory tests and the experimental results are analyzed using a theoretical model. In addition, the aging of the thermal conductivity is compared to that of a foam produced using pentane as physical blowing agent.

Biography: Patricia Torres Regalado graduated in chemical engineer at the University of Salamanca in 2017. After that, she studied the Master's degree in Quality, Hygiene and Safety in the Food Industry organized by IMF Business School at University of Camilo José Cela. Currently, she is working her PhD thesis in Physics at the Cellular Materials Laboratory (CellMat) of the University of Valladolid, under the supervision of Professors Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Pérez. Her thesis focuses on the study of the most environmentally sustainable polyiscocyanurate foams. One of the main objectives of his research is the synthesis of polyisocyanurate foams with different types of blowing agents that allow more sustainable with the environment.