Thermal Conductivity Concrete Block Wall

Thermal insulated sandwich block.

Thermal conductivity concrete block wall.

Thermal conductivity is a material property that describes ability to conduct heat thermal conductivity can be defined as the quantity of heat transmitted through a unit thickness of a material in a direction normal to a surface of unit area due to a unit temperature gradient under steady state conditions. C k w is the thermal resistance of the concrete section l m is the thickness of the section in the direction of the heat flux k. Their distinctive properties of durability and strength make them an ideal and cost effect solution for all types of load bearing walls. Walls can either be solid or an internal veneer.

When using core insulation the insulation should occupy all. 0 70 1 28 w mk. Thermal mass in walls. If the block layer or section is solid and made of concrete its thermal resistance can be obtained by equation 3 r.

This paper investigated the thermal properties of hollow shale blocks and walls. Brick concrete concrete block including insulated and aerated types and rammed earth can be used for internal or external walls if they catch the sun or are close to a radiant heat source. C w m k is the concrete thermal conductivity and. First the guarding heat box method was used to obtain the heat transfer coefficient of the hollow shale block walls.

Product data sheet 400 x 250 x 200mm l x w x h 1. Thermal conductivity of polystyrene. As for the furring used for interior insulation the thermal resistance of the concrete masonry webs and any grouted cores should be accounted for when determining the thermal performance of the wall see tek 6 2c ref. 3 for tabulated r values of walls with core insulation.

Resistance r value of concrete block walls as a result of using perlite loose fill insulation in the block cores. Dense aggregate blocks consist of cement sand and various aggregates such as barite magnetite iron or lead pellets and has a typical thermal conductivity of 0 70 1 30 w mk. To reduce energy consumption and protect the environment a type of hollow shale block with 29 rows of holes was designed and produced. 400 x 250 x 200mm l x w x h 3.

Dense aggregate concrete blocks are manufactured from cement sand and aggregates. The experimental heat transfer coefficient is 0 726 x2009 w. Typical thermal conductivity. C l k.

Concrete blocks can be used effectively in a variety of external wall construction systems including solid wall construction brick and block cavity wall or two layers of block work with a cavity. The curve in figure f is based on a multiplicity of block samples at varying densities 9 once the thermal conductivity of the concrete used in block manufacture has been determined the. Dense aggregate light aggregate and cellular aircrete sometimes known as aerated concrete.