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dc.creator | Wilkes, K. E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-05-16T16:11:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-05-16T16:11:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1988 | |
dc.identifier.other | ESL-HH-88-09-26 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/6529 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper gives a summary of the efforts at ORNL in modeling residential attics with radiant barriers. Analytical models based on a system of macroscopic heat balances have been developed. Separate models have been developed for horizontal radiant barriers laid on top of the insulation, and for radiant barriers attached to the bottom of the top chords of the attic trusses. The models include features such as a radiation interchange analysis within the attic space, convective coupling with the ventilation air, and sorption/desorption of moisture at surfaces facing the attic enclosure. The paper gives details of the models and the engineering assumptions that were made in their development. The paper also reports on the status of efforts that are underway to verify the models by comparing their predictions with the results of laboratory and field tests on residential attics and test cells, both with and without radiant barriers. Comparisons are given for a number of selected sets of experimental data. Suggestions are given for needed model refinements and additional experimental data. Plans for utilization of the models for extrapolation to seasonal and annual performance in a variety of climatic conditions are also described. | en |
dc.publisher | Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu) | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu) | |
dc.title | Modeling of Residential Attics with Radiant Barriers | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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H&H - Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates
Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates