THERMAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS FOR BUILDING INSULATION SYSTEMS WITH ACTUAL MATERIALS USING REAL SOLAR RADIATION AND TEMPERATURE DATA

Abstract

Thermal insulation is present in several engineering areas, such as in civilconstruction, in industrial ovens, in satellites and launch vehicles and even indomestic applications, such as refrigerators. This work aims to presentmultilayer insulation for civil construction, thus reducing electrical energyexpenditure on air conditioning the environment and increasing thermalcomfort. To determine the heat flow through the wall, it was necessary tosolve the heat diffusion equation in rectangular Cartesian coordinates for eachinsulation layer, and the boundary conditions of each differential equationdepend on the neighboring layers, thus forming a system of equations. TheWolfram Mathematica computational software was used to solve themathematical equations. The heat flow was determined for the four seasonsof the year throughout the day for different configurations of thermalinsulation, varying the insulating material and its thickness. After analyzingthe results, it was possible to observe the great efficiency of the models withthermal insulation compared to traditional walls, making the internal wall'stemperature profile more constant throughout the day.