16.07.2017 - PHYSICAL TOPICS OF BUILDING
INSULATION Insulation control heat flow from outside to inside and inside to outside to keep indoor thermal balance. Opaque surfaces has to contain insulation these are walls, ceilings, roof, basement because surface temperature has to be conserved. Some of these insulations works for thermal, vapor, fire/smoke, sound resistance. Thermal resistance: conduction (transfer thermal momentum between molecules according), convection, radiation(light radiates different amount of electro-magnetic energy than surfaces absorb that energy) Thermal resistance relates with R which is R=1/U so smaller U factor means better insulation. To obtain effective insulation, decrease U and k (thermal conductivity) and insulation has to cover all surfaces of room from exterior to prevent thermal bridge by structural element s. THERMAL MASS Thermal mass works about resistance against heat fluctuation and storing huge amount of energy comes from solar radiation or convection but ...