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3313 -- Effects of Thermal Insulation Located in the Earth Around a Semi-Underground Room: Computer Analysis by the Finite Element Method
Conference Proceeding by ASHRAE, 1990
Yoshino, H., Matsumoto, S., Hasegawa, F., et al.
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In order to obtain fundamental information on the thermal performance of a semi-underground room, calculations based on the two-dimensional finite element method were done using various forms of underground thermal insulation in room models whose size and building materials were similar to those of a test room under standard weather conditions in the city of Sendai in northern Japan. The effect of the following factors on room temperature fluctuation and/or heating and cooling loads was computed (1) height of the room envelope above the ground surface, (2) forms of thermal insulation in the earth around semi-underground rooms, (3) solar radiation incident through windows and use of insulated weather shutters, and (4) air conditioning mode. One of the main findings was that horizontal insulation located at a level 0.3m under the ground surface surrounding the wall was effective in decreasing yearly natural temperature fluctuation and in minimising heating and cooling loads.
KEYWORDS: thermal insulation, Japan, calculating, underground spaces, room temperature, solar radiation, insulating materials, shutters, weather, energy conservation, basements, earth sheltered housing.
Citation: ASHRAE Transactions, vol.96, pt. 1, Atlanta, 1990