کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
265150 504133 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Passive cooling of cement-based roofs in tropical climates
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Passive cooling of cement-based roofs in tropical climates
چکیده انگلیسی

In tropical climates, dwellings are made of cement-based materials like concrete to be able to withstand tropical storms and severe weather conditions. However, cement-based materials exhibit undesirable thermal properties including low thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity which make living conditions almost unbearable. The purpose of this research project was to investigate the impact of a newly designed passive cooling system which can minimize heat transfer through concrete roofs. The passive cooling system consists of a corrugated aluminum sheet with a unique orientation to promote heat dissipation. A layer polyurethane is also used to minimize heat transfer. Experimental results based on lab-scale prototypes show that the well-designed roof insulation system can reduce the typical thermal load by over 70%. The passive cooling system also shows a desirable slow response time to irradiation, which is a desirable characteristic necessary to effectively control thermal fluctuations and reduce thermal loads simultaneously. The results also indicate that the cement-based roof midpoint temperature can be modeled accurately using an appropriate empirical model.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Energy and Buildings - Volume 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358–364
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