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FILE NAME Mundet Cork MCK DATE 1959 Mar 31 DOC MCK005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Meeting Minutes - Technical & Research Committee - National Insulation Manufacturers Association oo _ MINUTES us of the : TECHNICAL & RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEETING NATIONAL |, w Molded Section Oo NATIONAL INSULATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION . New York N. Y. oO March 31 1959 a, - ce Chairman U. W. Smith called the meeting to order at 10:10 M. with the ; following in attendance a an es MEMBERS U. W. Smith Chairman . L. T. Choate . M. E. DeReus -_. - D. Gaches H. P. Hoopes W. R. Seipt C. Shuran ee T. J. Walters oo ' o. \.. s * | mo me, OTHERS PRESENT Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Co. Mundet Cork Corp. Union Asbestos & Rubber Company . gee Manville Sales Corp. .. | Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. ' ; Keasbey & Mattison Company PE Corning Fiberglas Corp =. The Ruberoid Company aan J. W. Gordrey J. C. Crawford R. C. Parlett J. M. Barnhart | Insulation . . 0, Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. 6848 cs. .'. ". Manville Sales Corp. st = - . --:. |. Manville Sales Corp. = === National Mfrs Assn OVERALL OBJECTIVES So Mr. Smith outlined meeting of the Chairman and Section Chairmen of the oo _ Technical & Research Committee that took place on February 19 1959 6. 2 _ _ The consensus was that the overall objectives as discussed at that meeting .. represented those of the Magnesia Section _ ne SECTION NAME _ Discussion of Magnesia as the Section name resulted agreement - in . . that Magnesia did not adequately describe the products within the . of activities of the Committee It was the consensus that the scope | 2 be name to changed from Magnesia Molded - ne 000155 TRADE NAME PRODUCTS trade names of products manufactured by the Association membership . . and the ASTM Federal and Military Specifications to which they comply will be collated and circulated as soon as they are received Section Committee from members the Sab- . i MOLDED SPECIFICATIONS products molded It was agreed that specifications pertaining to written on a composition basis should be ce |. RECOMMENDED THICKNESSES- es to .. The Committee agreed that since the cost of fuel labor costs etc. had in- _ creased over the past years that this subject should be investigated e, thicknesses The Technical & Research Committee before action is taken on should agreed toa common basis of approach to the problem . | conditions Specifically standards should he established for calculations ii e _ of temperatures and relative humidity wind velocity surface coefficients ; ' surface temperatures basic formulas etc. should be established The Committee agreed that lesser thickness should not be recommended over that which iis s now shown iin n the manufacturer's literature 2 . differences insulation are obtain- It was pointed out that in in k values for pipe are insulation clearances etc. diameter occurrence placement ed when testedin accordance with ASTM 335 due to of thermo- couples pipe surface use of outer diameter of pipe for inner of of | the air spaces due to a tTuhreesCosmhomuiltdtbeee adigsrceoeudrtahgaetdspeca ifyingthicknessesbasedonp surfacetempera- 7 - ACOUSTICAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATION MANUAL | reference make with 7 . up The up of this manual was discussed of products to the classification oe. REVISIONS TO FEDERAL SPECIFICATION 554 = coe agreed would revised changes . It was that this specification be and the proposed in Mr. R. C. Parlett's letter of December 18 1958 will be as circulated to the magnesia manufacturers for approvaland oorr comments 8 000156 _ 3 REVISIONS TO FEDERAL SPECIFICATION 523a specification using - It was agreed that this would be revised ASTM Specifica- - - tions 344 & C 345 as a basis for the revisions Following acceptance by | REVISIONS TO MILITARY SPECIFICATION 2819 on It was agreed that this specification should be revised The manufacturers M J_M O_C O_C will be asked to submit their recommendations as to the made .. changes to be in the specification to the Association office OTHER BUSINESS will Copies of Mr. C. E. Ernst's paper on corrosion of the Technical & Research Committee | be sent to the members rs of Interim 00500 GSA The status Federal Specification for Insulating Cements Thermal is to be ascertained and copies of the pro- posed specification will be circulated to the members of the Technical & BO Research Committee ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business | me _ The meeting was adjourned : co Respectfully submitted Co . - | 000157 |