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Determination of optimum insulation thickness for building walls with respect to various fuels and climate zones in Turkey

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dc.creator Bolatturk, Ali
dc.date 2006-07-31T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T09:18:47Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T09:18:47Z
dc.identifier 09a803b5-b5c8-4898-a526-53e7c9cc4632
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.10.019
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/09a803b5-b5c8-4898-a526-53e7c9cc4632/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/52778
dc.description In Turkey, heat loss from buildings is one of the primary sources of energy waste since no or little insulation is used in existing and new buildings. Therefore, considerable energy savings can be obtained by using proper thickness of insulation in buildings. Given the significant climatic variations that exist in different parts of Turkey, 16 cities from four climate zones of Turkey are selected for analysis and optimum insulation thicknesses, energy savings, and payback periods are calculated. The annual heating requirements of buildings in different climates zones were obtained by means of the heating degree-days concept. The optimization is based on life-cycle cost analysis. Five different fuels; coal, natural gas, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and electricity, and as an insulation material polystyrene are considered. The results show that optimum insulation thicknesses vary between 2 and 17 cm, energy savings between 22% and 79%, and payback periods between 1.3 and 4.5 years depending on the city and the type of fuel. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Determination of optimum insulation thickness for building walls with respect to various fuels and climate zones in Turkey
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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