An experimental investigation of the effect of thermophysical properties on time lag and decrement factor for building elements

Authors : Hasan OKTAY, Recep YUMRUTAŞ, Zeki ARGUNHAN

Pages : 492-508

Doi:10.35378/gujs.615322

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Publication Date : 2020-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The time lag insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TL); and decrement factor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DF); are essential for the heat storage capabilities of building elements, which strictly depend on the thermophysical properties of the elements. Many investigations are presented in literature arguing to find the influence of each thermophysical property on TL and DF by keeping the other properties constant. This study aims to investigate the effect of each property on TL and DF, utilizing relationships between the measurement values of the thermophysical properties of wall materials. Therefore, first, 132 new concrete wall samples were produced, and their thermophysical properties were tested. Secondly, TL and DF values for each building element are computed from the solution of the problem by Complex Finite Fourier Transform insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CFFT); technique. Finally, a multivariate regression analysis has been performed, and the variations of each thermophysical property versus TL and DF are presented, and also the findings are compared with literature. The results show that each property alone insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(keeping the other properties constant); is not adequate to identify the thermal inertia and thermal performance of a wall element. Besides, 87.3 % decrease in thermal diffusivity corresponds to 6.03 h increase in the value of TL and 88.8 % decrease in value of DF; respectively, for W1 wall assembly. 
Keywords : Concrete, Time lag, Decrement factor, Thermophysical properties