Analytical periodic solution for the study of thermal performance and optimum insulation thickness of building walls in Tunisia

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-326

  Daouas, Naouel ^a   Hassen, Zaineb ^a   Aissia, Habib Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Cooling loads; Energy savings; Optimum insulation thickness

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BUILDING SECTORS; BUILDING WALLS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMPLEX FINITE FOURIER TRANSFORMS; DESIGN TEMPERATURE; ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVING; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; INSULATION LAYERS; INSULATION MATERIALS; LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM INSULATION THICKNESS; OPTIMUM THICKNESS; PAYBACK PERIODS; PERIODIC CONDITIONS; PERIODIC SOLUTION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TRANSMISSION LOADS; TUNISIA; WALL STRUCTURE;

AIR CONDITIONING; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INSULATING MATERIALS; INVESTMENTS; MIXED CONVECTION; PERMAFROST; POLYSTYRENES; PROFITABILITY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 71849119969     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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