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How Do Temperature Differences and Stable Thermal Conditions Affect the Heat Flux Meter (HFM) Measurements of Walls? Laboratory Experimental Analysis

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  • Tullio de Rubeis

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE), University of L’Aquila, Piazzale Pontieri 1, Monteluco di Roio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Luca Evangelisti

    (Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma TRE University, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy)

  • Claudia Guattari

    (Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, Roma TRE University, Via Ostiense 139, 00154 Rome, Italy)

  • Domenica Paoletti

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE), University of L’Aquila, Piazzale Pontieri 1, Monteluco di Roio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Francesco Asdrubali

    (Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma TRE University, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy)

  • Dario Ambrosini

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE), University of L’Aquila, Piazzale Pontieri 1, Monteluco di Roio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

Abstract

In recent years, experimental tests related to building components through laboratory facilities have relatively matured. The techniques are based on one-dimensional heat transfer by creating a permanent temperature difference over a specimen to control heat fluxes. The three main methods are the Guarded Hot Box (GHB) method, the Calibrated Hot Box (CHB) method, and the Heat-Flow Meter method (HFM). The HFM method is the most widely applied technique for measuring on-site U-values of building components and several scientific works stressed the need for high temperature differences between the environments, suggesting 10 °C or 15 °C. However, temperature stability and high temperature gradients are difficult to obtain, especially for Mediterranean climatic conditions. Starting from this, an experimental study was conducted through a GHB apparatus, setting temperature differences from 2 °C to 20 °C between the hot and cold chambers. Heat flow measurements were performed to compute the thermal conductance of a specimen characterized by a known stratigraphy, thus highlighting the effect of the low thermal gradient on data acquired by the heat flow sensor. It was found that, even for low temperature differences (2 °C) maintained by ensuring stable thermal conditions, the experimental results are comparable with those obtained for higher and usual temperature differences (20 °C).

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  • Tullio de Rubeis & Luca Evangelisti & Claudia Guattari & Domenica Paoletti & Francesco Asdrubali & Dario Ambrosini, 2022. "How Do Temperature Differences and Stable Thermal Conditions Affect the Heat Flux Meter (HFM) Measurements of Walls? Laboratory Experimental Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:13:p:4746-:d:850800
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    1. Tullio de Rubeis & Mirco Muttillo & Iole Nardi & Leonardo Pantoli & Vincenzo Stornelli & Dario Ambrosini, 2019. "Integrated Measuring and Control System for Thermal Analysis of Buildings Components in Hot Box Experiments," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-22, May.
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