TY  - JOUR
TI  - Optimisation on the thermal insulation layer thickness in buildings with environmental analysis: an updated comprehensive study for Turkey’s all provinces
AB  - This study determines the optimum insulation layer thickness to be applied to external building walls considering the heating degree-day (HDD) method, then energy saving costs, payback periods, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are calculated accordingly. The optimisationanalysis is performed for four different thermal insulation materials (glass wool, rock wool,extruded polystyrene, and expanded polystyrene). Natural gas is chosen as fuel for heatingpurposes, and horizontal perforated brick is preferred in the wall. One of the original featuresin this study is environmental analysis to determine the CO2 emission for the insulated wall inTurkey provinces. Another feature is that it has the most up-to-date data about HDD valuesand fuel and insulation material costs. The worst and best insulation materials are obtainedas rock wool and glass wool, respectively. The optimum insulation layer thickness for the bestcase is varied between 0.07 m and 0.23 m, depending on the HDD values of provinces. Theannual total energy saving cost is in the range of 4.4–53.5 $/(m2year), and the payback periodis 0.11–0.38 years. Besides, the reduction in annual CO2 emission is changed between 53.2%and 94% for the best case, compared to the uninsulated wall.
AU  - BILGIN, Feyza
AU  - TUNÇKOL, Sezer
AU  - aktemur, cenker
DO  - 10.18186/thermal.978057
PY  - 2021
JO  - Journal of Thermal Engineering
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
SN  - 2148-7847
SP  - 1239
EP  - 1256
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/452823
ER  -