A review of the economical and optimum thermal insulation thickness for building applications
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, vol.16, no.1, pp.415-425, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 16 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.08.006
- Journal Name: RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.415-425
- Keywords: Energy conservation, Thermal insulation thickness, Optimization, HEATING ENERGY REQUIREMENT, DIFFERENCE TETD VALUES, EXTERNAL WALLS, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, NATURAL-CONVECTION, FLAT ROOFS, ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT, PERIODIC-SOLUTION, CLIMATIC REGIONS, MULTILAYER WALLS
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Energy conservation is an increasingly important issue for the residential sector. Therefore, attention towards the thermal performance of building materials, particularly thermal insulation systems for buildings, has grown in recent years. In this study, a literature review on determining the optimum thickness of the thermal insulation material in a building envelope and its effect on energy consumption was carried out. The results, the optimization procedures and the economic analysis methods used in the studies were presented comparatively. Additionally, a practical application on optimizing the insulation thickness was performed, and the effective parameters on the optimum value were investigated. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.