Assessment of accuracy of in-situ methods for measuring building-envelope thermal resistance

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5577165

Fang, J B; Grot, R A; Park, H S

A series of field and laboratory tests were conducted to evaluate the accuracy of in-situ thermal-resistance-measurement techniques. The results of thermal-performance evaluation of the exterior walls of six thermal mass test houses situated in Gaithersburg, Maryland are presented. The wall construction of these one-room houses includes insulated light-weight wood frame, uninsulated light-weight wood frame, insulated masonry with outside mass, uninsulated masonry, log, and insulated masonry with inside mass. In-situ measurements of heat transfer through building envelopes were made with heat flux transducers and portable calorimeters.

• Research Organization: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Building Physics Div.
• OSTI ID: 5577165
• Report Number(s): PB-86-196573/XAB; NBSIR-86/3328
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
42 ENGINEERING
420400 -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
BUILDINGS
CALORIMETERS
FIELD TESTS
HEAT FLUX
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
TESTING
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMAL INSULATION
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES