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Catherine LANGLAIS: Civil mining engineer - General Manager, Saint-Gobain Recherche - Former Head of Department at ISOVER Saint-Gobain Centre de recherches industrielles de Rantigny
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Sorïn KLARSFELD: Doctorate from the University of Paris - Former laboratory manager at Saint-Gobain Recherche
INTRODUCTION
The specific application examples selected relate to the building sector. Heat loss through a wall (separating element) depends on :
the thermal resistance of the insulation used;
the insulation technique used, in relation to the application conditions, which can vary considerably from one case to another (static or dynamic insulation, positioning in relation to thermal bridges, etc.).
By way of example, the applications mentioned will take account of the second aspect.
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The thermal insulation market
The total volume of the thermal insulation market is around 17 million cubic meters per year.
Table 1 shows the breakdown by product family as a percentage of total volume.
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