Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate

This study clarifies the optimum thickness of insulation materials for buildings by using the life cycle cost analysis. Common external walls including Clay Brick, Sand Cement Brick and Concrete in Malaysian climate were studied. Various types of buildings including office, residential and hotel wer...

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Main Authors: F., Basrawi, Hassan, Ibrahim, Mohd Yusof, Taib, Lee, Giok Chui
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description This study clarifies the optimum thickness of insulation materials for buildings by using the life cycle cost analysis. Common external walls including Clay Brick, Sand Cement Brick and Concrete in Malaysian climate were studied. Various types of buildings including office, residential and hotel were considered. Optimum thickness of insulation materials including Rockwool, Fiberglass and Extruded Polystyrene were clarified. It was found that appropriate insulation thickness in Malaysia is in a range of 18-126 mm. Operating hour and inside-outside temperature difference have significant effect on the life cycle Net Saving. However, different external wall type has slight effect on the life cycle Net Saving. A general index, Cost/k for selecting the most cost effective insulation material was also introduced.
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spelling my.ump.umpir.38822018-01-31T06:22:54Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3882/ Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate F., Basrawi Hassan, Ibrahim Mohd Yusof, Taib Lee, Giok Chui TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This study clarifies the optimum thickness of insulation materials for buildings by using the life cycle cost analysis. Common external walls including Clay Brick, Sand Cement Brick and Concrete in Malaysian climate were studied. Various types of buildings including office, residential and hotel were considered. Optimum thickness of insulation materials including Rockwool, Fiberglass and Extruded Polystyrene were clarified. It was found that appropriate insulation thickness in Malaysia is in a range of 18-126 mm. Operating hour and inside-outside temperature difference have significant effect on the life cycle Net Saving. However, different external wall type has slight effect on the life cycle Net Saving. A general index, Cost/k for selecting the most cost effective insulation material was also introduced. Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3882/1/fkm-2013-Firdaus-optimum_thickness_of.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3882/2/11_Basrawi_er_al..pdf F., Basrawi and Hassan, Ibrahim and Mohd Yusof, Taib and Lee, Giok Chui (2013) Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (IJAME), 8. pp. 1207-1217. ISSN 1985-9325(Print); 2180-1606 (Online). (Published) http://ijame.ump.edu.my/images/Volume_8/11_Basrawi%20er%20al..pdf
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
F., Basrawi
Hassan, Ibrahim
Mohd Yusof, Taib
Lee, Giok Chui
Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate
title Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate
title_full Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate
title_fullStr Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate
title_full_unstemmed Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate
title_short Optimum Thickness of Wall Insulations and Their Thermal Performance for Buildings in Malaysian Climate
title_sort optimum thickness of wall insulations and their thermal performance for buildings in malaysian climate
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3882/1/fkm-2013-Firdaus-optimum_thickness_of.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3882/2/11_Basrawi_er_al..pdf
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http://ijame.ump.edu.my/images/Volume_8/11_Basrawi%20er%20al..pdf
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