The optimum thickness and energy saving potential of external wall insulation in different climate zones of China

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue , 2011, Pages 608-616

  Zhu, Panyu ^a   Huckemann, Volker ^a   Fisch, M Norbert ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate zones; Heating and cooling demand; Insulation material; Optimum thickness; Yearly cost in life cycle

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING; INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; LIFE CYCLE; PERMAFROST; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; EXTERNAL WALL INSULATIONS; HEATING AND COOLING; INSULATION LAYERS; INSULATION MATERIALS; OPTIMUM THICKNESS; THERMAL INSULATION LAYER;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 84255200552     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.11.2056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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