Optimum insulation thickness of external walls for energy saving

Most of energy is used up to space heating in the cold regions of Turkey. Insulation in external walls of buildings has been gaining much more interest in recent years not only for the environmental effect of the consumed energy but also the high cost of the energy. Therefore, the optimum insulation...

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Published inApplied thermal engineering Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 473 - 479
Main Authors COMAKLI, Kemal, YÜKSEL, Bedri
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2003
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Energy
Energy saving
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Heating, air conditioning and ventilation
Insulation thickness
Life cycle cost
Technical data: comfort, insulation, loads, etc
Asia
Turkey
Insulation thickness
Energy saving
Life cycle cost
Thickness
Energy consumption
Houses
Buildings
Energy conservation
Thermal insulation
Outside wall
Optimization
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Summary:Most of energy is used up to space heating in the cold regions of Turkey. Insulation in external walls of buildings has been gaining much more interest in recent years not only for the environmental effect of the consumed energy but also the high cost of the energy. Therefore, the optimum insulation thickness was investigated in this study for the coldest cities of Turkey like Erzurum, Kars and Erzincan. The optimization is based on the life cycle cost analysis. As a result considerable energy saving is obtained when the optimum insulation thickness is applied. Savings up to 12.113 $/m 2 of wall area can be maintained for Erzurum.
ISSN:1359-4311
DOI:10.1016/S1359-4311(02)00209-0