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Homework 4:

Please complete one of the following problems. Follow all instructions.

9.10

Time T₁

1

2

دیا

A roof element is constructed as shown below. The steel members have an R-value of 0.12 m²-

C/W and occupy 3% of the cross-sectional area and the airspace has an R-value of 0.18 m²-

C/W. The remaining volume is filled with air.

10 mm built-up roofing Outdoors at 32 C

4

5

6

7

8

25.6

The hourly values of the temperature and solar radiation for summer conditions are given in the Table

2. The material properties, thermal resistance, UA value, and capacitance are provided for each layer

in Table 2.

Table 1: Hourly temperature and solar radiation for summer conditions

Gt

Time T₂

Gt

Time T₂

W/m²

W/m²

24.4

23.9

23.9

concrete

23.9

24.4

25.6

26.7

0

0

0

0

0

153

373

576

I

sonne

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

F

Room at 24 C

27.8

29.4

31.1

32.2

33.3

34.4

35.0

35.0

752

4 cm roofing

insulation (fiberboard)

10 cm Steel Joists

891

984

1026

20 mm plaster ceiling

17

18

19

20

1014 21

949

22

835

23

679

24

35.0

34.4

33.3

32.2

31.1

29.4

27.8

26.7

Gt

W/m²

490

279

59

0

0

0

0

0

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