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<p>During our research, we tested how addition of insulating material inside a PCV window profile affects improvement of its thermal insulation. The tested insulation types were: PIR board, aerogel mat, and 3D printed additional profiles. The analysis of the heat flux passing through the window frame was carried out using the authors’ methodics, based on measurements of the temperature distribution in operating conditions and CDF simulations. The heat flux passing through the profile is calculated numerically, and the results of measurements are used to validate the accuracy of these simulations. For all the tested cases, simulations accurately reproduced the results of measurements. The heat flux drop compared to unmodified profile was about 9.8% for aerogel mat, 6.9% for PIR board, and 4.3% for 3D printed elements.</p>
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During our research, we tested how addition of insulating material inside a PCV window profile affects improvement of its thermal insulation. The tested insulation types were: PIR board, aerogel mat, and 3D printed additional profiles. The analysis of the heat flux passing through the window frame was carried out using the authors’ methodics, based on measurements of the temperature distribution in operating conditions and CDF simulations. The heat flux passing through the profile is calculated numerically, and the results of measurements are used to validate the accuracy of these simulations. For all the tested cases, simulations accurately reproduced the results of measurements. The heat flux drop compared to unmodified profile was about 9.8% for aerogel mat, 6.9% for PIR board, and 4.3% for 3D printed elements.

ADDITIONAL INSULATION MATERIALS IN A WINDOW FRAME: EXPERIMENTAL AND CFD ANALYSES

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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{"article-title":"ADDITIONAL INSULATION MATERIALS IN A WINDOW FRAME: EXPERIMENTAL AND CFD ANALYSES"}

During our research, we tested how addition of insulating material inside a PCV window profile affects improvement of its thermal insulation. The tested...

ADDITIONAL INSULATION MATERIALS IN A WINDOW FRAME: EXPERIMENTAL AND CFD ANALYSES

Article Category: review

Publié en ligne: 06 août 2019

Pages: 149 - 157

Reçu: 09 avr. 2019

Accepté: 11 mai 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-031

Mots clés
CFD, window profile insulation, Window frame, PCV window.

© 2019 Piotr KOPER et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

ADDITIONAL INSULATION MATERIALS IN A WINDOW FRAME: EXPERIMENTAL AND CFD ANALYSES

Article Category: review

Publié en ligne: 06 août 2019

Pages: 149 - 157

Reçu: 09 avr. 2019

Accepté: 11 mai 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-031

Mots clésCFD, window profile insulation, Window frame, PCV window.

© 2019 Piotr KOPER et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
CFD, window profile insulation, Window frame, PCV window.