The usage of air gap in the composite wall for energy saving and air pollution

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 450-458

  Kurt, Hüseyin ^a  

^a KARABUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

air gap; composite wall; emission; fuel consumption; insulation cost; optimum insulation thickness; total cost

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP THICKNESS; AIR-GAPS; BUILDING WALLS; COMPOSITE WALL; INSULATION MATERIALS; OPTIMUM INSULATION THICKNESS; PAYBACK PERIODS; TOTAL COSTS; WALL CONSTRUCTION;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUELS; INSULATION; INVESTMENTS; STEEL METALLURGY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 80053446434     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10486     Document Type: Article

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