Experimental determination of the resistance to heat transfer of various building envelope constructions

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to examine instruments for measuring heat flow and temperature, and to present methods for calculating resistance to heat transfer in accordance with regulatory documents. Requirements for constructions chosen as samples, and the conditions for their testing under stationary, quasi-stationary, and non-stationary conditions, are discussed. The study investigates devices for measuring thermal characteristics based on the research conducted by Yaping Cui, Jingchao Xie, Jiaping Liu, Peng Xue. An experiment performed by Chinese scientists to determine heat transfer coefficients using a naphthalene sample is analyzed. The research also presents a field experiment conducted by E.A. Gnezdilova to calculate the design characteristics of heat loss through floor constructions and building envelope constructions in direct contact with the soil. The validity and reliability of applying various methodologies are justified.