Measuring the Rate of Heat Loss Across Selected Building Materials

by Genesis Zambrano

Submitted : Spring 2020

In this project, the rate of heat loss is analyzed for three materials: glass, brick, and wood by calculating the thermal conductance and thermal resistance for each of the materials. To do this, the initial and final temperatures are set to 75℉ and 100℉, respectively, and the dimensions of each the materials are chosen to be 5ft by 5ft with a thickness of 2 inches. The objective of this project is to see which material is best for insulating heat, thus enhancing the thermal performance of a building. Results from this study suggest that glass and brick had the highest rate in heat loss (high thermal conductance values and low thermal resistance values) and are therefore poor insulators while wood had the lowest rate in heat loss (low thermal conductance value and a high thermal resistance value) so therefore it serves as a good insulator.

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