<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This research aims at comparing the thermal performance of walls made from traditional and alternative building materials. The experimental study involves five types of walls were studied based on perforated ceramic bricks and a mixture of clay, sand with various straw proportions. Specialized software and the finite element method (FEA) were employed for modelling of the thermal processes and their visualization for the different types of walls. A simulation modelling algorithm was developed. The models developed show very good convergence of the results and provide for subsequent design and thermal calculation of constructions made by environmentally friendly materials.</p></abstract>

This research aims at comparing the thermal performance of walls made from traditional and alternative building materials. The experimental study involves five types of walls were studied based on perforated ceramic bricks and a mixture of clay, sand with various straw proportions. Specialized software and the finite element method (FEA) were employed for modelling of the thermal processes and their visualization for the different types of walls. A simulation modelling algorithm was developed. The models developed show very good convergence of the results and provide for subsequent design and thermal calculation of constructions made by environmentally friendly materials.

A Comparative Thermal Analysis of Walls Composed of Traditional and Alternative Building Materials

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Architecture

Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”

Department of Thermal Engineering, Shipbuilding Faculty

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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This research aims at comparing the thermal performance of walls made from traditional and alternative building materials. The experimental study involves five...

A Comparative Thermal Analysis of Walls Composed of Traditional and Alternative Building Materials

Published Online: Dec 16, 2020

Page range: 388 - 395

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2020-0039

Keywords
Straw, Brick, Finite element modelling, Heat flow, Temperature field

© 2020 Rositsa Petkova-Slipets et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Comparative Thermal Analysis of Walls Composed of Traditional and Alternative Building Materials

Published Online: Dec 16, 2020

Page range: 388 - 395

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2020-0039

KeywordsStraw, Brick, Finite element modelling, Heat flow, Temperature field

© 2020 Rositsa Petkova-Slipets et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Straw, Brick, Finite element modelling, Heat flow, Temperature field