Characterization of the Effects of Insulating Wall Paint on Space Conditioning in a Room

David BUCKMASTER; Alexis ABRAMSON

doi:https://doi.org/10.18186/jte.03430

Article Details

Characterization of the Effects of Insulating Wall Paint on Space Conditioning in a Room

Authors:

David BUCKMASTER | Alexis ABRAMSON

Publisher:

Yildiz Technical University

Journal:

Journal of Thermal Engineering 2015 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.322-329

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000506743

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

2148-7847

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18186/jte.03430

Abstract:

 

Manufacturers of “insulating paints” continue to enter the marketplace with claims of their products’ exceptional potential toreduce building energy consumption. To help dispel this myth,this paper presents the simple theoretical analysis disproving thisclaim, backed by a more in-depth computational fluid dynamics(CFD) analysis testing the performance of such products. TheCFD analysis is conducted in a simulation of a room as a function of various parameters. The benefits of insulating paint areshown to be minimal; even under highly favorable conditions,energy consumption is reduced by less than 1%.

Article Details

Characterization of the Effects of Insulating Wall Paint on Space Conditioning in a Room

Authors: David BUCKMASTER | Alexis ABRAMSON

Publisher: Yildiz Technical University

Journal: Journal of Thermal Engineering 2015 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.322-329

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2014

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000506743

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 2148-7847

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18186/jte.03430

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Authors:

David BUCKMASTER | Alexis ABRAMSON

Publisher:

Yildiz Technical University

Journal:

Journal of Thermal Engineering 2015 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.322-329

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000506743

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

2148-7847

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18186/jte.03430