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OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF INSULATION OVER VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF AN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING.

Author(s) : KUMAR A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PRESENTS A TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC MODEL FOR EVALUATING THE OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF INSULATION OVER VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF AN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING FOR A GIVEN INVESTMENT CORRESPONDING TO THE MAXIMUM NET SAVINGS. THE MODEL ISBASED ON A TIME-DEPENDENT ANALYSIS FOR PREDICTING THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF THE BUILDING. CARRIES OUT NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS CORRESPONDING TO 4 DIFFERENT CLIMATES REPRESENTED BY 4 INDIAN CITIES. STATES THE CALCULATIONS SHOW THAT IN GENERAL INSULATION OVER THE ROOF PROVIDES MOST SAVINGS, THAT ON THE SOUTH WALL THE LEAST.

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  • Original title: OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF INSULATION OVER VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF AN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING.
  • Record ID : 1990-0263
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. Environ. - vol. 24 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1989

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