The thermal conductivity of Indian timbers. Part I. Variation of conductivity with density in the air-dry condition at ordinary temperature

Abstract

Accurate data on the thermal conductivity of 56 species of Indian timbers, varying in density from 265 Kg./m.³ to 1310 Kg./m.³ in the air-dry condition at about 20°C., are reported. The data represent the first set of results covering this entire range of density reported from a single laboratory. The influence of convection and radiation on the conductivity of wood is discussed and the results compared with those of other investigators.