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ENERGY MEASUREMENTS OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES WITH ATTICS CONTAINING RADIANT BARRIERS.

Author(s) : LEVINS W. P., KARNITZ M. A.

Summary

A LABORATORY HAS TESTED RADIANT BARRIERS IN ATTICS OF 3 UNOCCUPIED RESEARCH HOUSES, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN TENNESSEE. THE PRIME PURPOSE WAS TO DETERMINE THE INTERACTION, IF ANY, BETWEEN 2 TYPES OF RADIANT BARRIERS, HORIZONTAL (BARRIER LAID ON TOP OF ATTIC INSULATION) AND TRUSS (BARRIER ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE OF ROOF TRUSSES), AND 3 LEVELS OF GLASS FIBRE-BATT ATTIC INSULATION. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT HORIZONTAL BARRIERS WERE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TRUSS BARRIERS. INCREASING THE ATTIC INSULATION AND ADDING A HORIZONTAL RADIANT BARRIER REDUCED THE HOUSECOOLING LOAD. THE SUMMER RESULTS WERE INTEGRATED THROUGH A MODELLING EFFORT. THIS SHOWED THAT INSULATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A HORIZONTAL BARRIER WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE BARRIER/INSULATION COMBINATION.

Details

  • Original title: ENERGY MEASUREMENTS OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES WITH ATTICS CONTAINING RADIANT BARRIERS.
  • Record ID : 1988-2414
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 93; n. 2; 182-199; 12 fig.; 4 tabl.; 7 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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