Research on the thermal performance of wall insulation materials and their impact on energy consumption in nearly zero-energy buildings
Jun Xu, Yukun Zhu, Yu Gao, Rongshui Qin
TL;DR
This study evaluates insulation materials for nearly zero-energy buildings in China, finding that graphite-enhanced polystyrene variants improve energy efficiency in different seasons.
Contribution
The study introduces a complementary insulation strategy using GXPS and SEPS to optimize energy savings in a specific climate zone.
Findings
GXPS shows superior winter insulation with thermal conductivity as low as 0.023 W/(m⋅K).
SEPS performs well in summer with uniform temperature and thermal inertia.
A 50 mm GXPS layer reduces annual energy consumption by 13.6% to 22.0%.
Abstract
This study explores the thermal performance of wall insulation materials and their impact on the energy consumption of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs) in the hot summer and cold winter climate zone of central and southern Anhui Province, China. A bidirectional environmental chamber was constructed at university to evaluate two graphite-enhanced insulation materials—graphite extruded polystyrene (XPS, extruded polystyrene board; GXPS, graphite extruded polystyrene board) and graphite expanded polystyrene (SEPS, graphite molded polystyrene board)—under simulated seasonal temperature and humidity conditions. Experimental results show that GXPS exhibits superior thermal insulation performance during winter and transitional seasons, with a thermal conductivity as low as 0.023 W/(m⋅K) and stable surface heat flux under large temperature differentials. In contrast, SEPS performs notably…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAerogels and thermal insulation · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Hygrothermal properties of building materials