The use of foils in the construction industry for the correction of the thermal behavior of roofing systems: an experimental evaluation

The use of foils in the construction industry for the correction of the thermal behavior of roofing systems: an experimental evaluation

Authors

  • Francisco Vecchia Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2005v26n1p59

Keywords:

Thermal behavior of roofs, Aluminium thermal barriers (foils), Heat load minimization.

Abstract

This article deals with a field experiment, having tested foils as a measure of environmental correction of the thermal behavior of an inhabited construction. Considering the inexistence of suitable models that simulate quantitatively the effect of thermal isolation caused by light-coloured metal foils, in a thermal-barrier form, it was chosen to develop and use a measurement automatic empirical system, by means of the use of type T thermopairs and datalogger CR10X, Campbell Scientific. It was then registered and verified the fluctuations of the surface and air temperatures, registered inside the above mentioned inhabited construction, before and after the installation of double-faced bright foils, structured to resist mechanical strengths, as a way of reducing the thermal flow by the covering system: wood ceiling, Pinus elliottis, foils and ceramic tiles. Furthermore, it was used the climatic rythm concept for the choice of two measurement periods, in summer episodes, as well as of the typical days which represent this study, before and after the placing of foils.

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Author Biography

Francisco Vecchia, Universidade de São Paulo

Centro de Recursos Hídricos e Ecologia Aplicada. Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento. Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo. São Carlos – Brasil.

Published

2005-07-15

How to Cite

Vecchia, F. (2005). The use of foils in the construction industry for the correction of the thermal behavior of roofing systems: an experimental evaluation. Semina: Ciências Exatas E Tecnológicas, 26(1), 59–68. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2005v26n1p59

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