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Wall/roof thermal performance differences between air-conditioned and non air-conditioned rooms
Abstract A one dimensional heat transfer model for periodic outdoor conditions is presented and used to evaluate the thermal performance of a monolayered and multilayered envelope wall/roof in an air-conditioned and in a non air-conditioned room. Three materials are tested for a monolayered wall/roof: high density concrete (HDC), aerated concrete (AeC), and expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). Three multilayered walls/roofs of width 0.10m composed of a sheet of 0.02m of EPS and the rest of HDC are considered. The EPS can be on the outside, middle or inside of the wall/roof. The main conclusion is that an appropriate wall/roof for an air-conditioned room may not be suitable for a non air-conditioned one. For the monolayered wall/roof and conditions under study, it is found that in an air-conditioned room the most important physical property of the wall/roof is its thermal conductivity, which has to be as small as possible, while for the non air-conditioned room the most important physical property is the thermal diffusivity, which also has to be as small as possible. In this case the position of the insulation in a multilayered wall/roof is important.
Wall/roof thermal performance differences between air-conditioned and non air-conditioned rooms
Abstract A one dimensional heat transfer model for periodic outdoor conditions is presented and used to evaluate the thermal performance of a monolayered and multilayered envelope wall/roof in an air-conditioned and in a non air-conditioned room. Three materials are tested for a monolayered wall/roof: high density concrete (HDC), aerated concrete (AeC), and expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). Three multilayered walls/roofs of width 0.10m composed of a sheet of 0.02m of EPS and the rest of HDC are considered. The EPS can be on the outside, middle or inside of the wall/roof. The main conclusion is that an appropriate wall/roof for an air-conditioned room may not be suitable for a non air-conditioned one. For the monolayered wall/roof and conditions under study, it is found that in an air-conditioned room the most important physical property of the wall/roof is its thermal conductivity, which has to be as small as possible, while for the non air-conditioned room the most important physical property is the thermal diffusivity, which also has to be as small as possible. In this case the position of the insulation in a multilayered wall/roof is important.
Wall/roof thermal performance differences between air-conditioned and non air-conditioned rooms
Barrios, G. (author) / Huelsz, G. (author) / Rechtman, R. (author) / Rojas, J. (author)
Energy and Buildings ; 43 ; 219-223
2010-09-18
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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