Design and use of radiant barriers as thermal insulation for high inertia houses in tropical conditions - a case study

dc.contributor.authorMiranville, F.
dc.contributor.authorMara, T.
dc.contributor.authorAdélard, L.
dc.contributor.authorSériacaroupin, J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-17T10:31:46Z
dc.date.available2014-12-17T10:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa, 1-4 July, 2007.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper deals with the thermal design and performance of a roof-mounted radiant barrier, installed in a high inertia house in tropical and humid conditions. Using dynamic simulations of a mathematical model of a whole house including a radiant barrier installed between the roof slab and the ceiling, the thermal performance of the roof is calculated and the thermal comfort in the house is evaluated using the psychometric chart. The mean method is more particularly used to assess the thermal resistance of the building roof and lead to a value which can be compared to those obtained using mass insulation product such as polyurethane foam or glass wool. The aim of the study is to evaluate the most appropriate technical solution to insulate high inertia roofs of buildings, which can accumulate much energy during the day and create uncomfortable thermal conditions in the late afternoon and during the night in summer tropical conditions.en_ZA
dc.description.librariancs2014en_ZA
dc.format.extent6 pagesen_ZA
dc.format.mediumPDFen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMiranville, F, Mara, T, Adélard, L & Sériacaroupin, J 2007, Design and use of radiant barriers as thermal insulation for high inertia houses in tropical conditions - a case study, Paper presented to the 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa, 1-4 July 2007.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn9781868546435
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/43088
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamicsen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofHEFAT 2007
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights.uriUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subjectRoof-mounted radiant barrieren_ZA
dc.subjectInsulate high inertia roofsen_ZA
dc.subjectHigh inertia roofs of buildingsen_ZA
dc.subjectSummer tropical conditionsen_ZA
dc.titleDesign and use of radiant barriers as thermal insulation for high inertia houses in tropical conditions - a case studyen_ZA
dc.typePresentationen_ZA

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