Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic study
Abstract Trombe walls figure among many passive devices used in the Mediterranean climate to minimize heating demands in residential buildings. The thickness of this massive wall is a critical parameter that influences the effectiveness of the system. Insufficient wall thickness conducts to an impor...
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| author | Fakhreddine Abbassi Nabiha Naili Leila Dehmani |
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| description | Abstract Trombe walls figure among many passive devices used in the Mediterranean climate to minimize heating demands in residential buildings. The thickness of this massive wall is a critical parameter that influences the effectiveness of the system. Insufficient wall thickness conducts to an important interior temperature fluctuation, and huge wall thickness will increase costs and thermal resistance. In this paper, the optimum thickness of four different construction materials (concrete, stone, adobe, and brick), which can be used in the Trombe wall, was determined using an energetic and economic analysis. The energetic results with TRNSYS software show that the best materials, which can contribute to a reduction by 50% in heating loads of a single room, are stone and concrete. For the economic analysis, the life cycle cost and the payback period were calculated for each construction material. The results show that the optimum thickness for stone and concrete are, respectively, 34 and 32 cm with a payback period of 2.85 and 2.65 years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6adaf9444bc48a99df45886b570c2812022-12-22T02:51:50ZengWileyEnergy Science & Engineering2050-05052022-08-011082930293910.1002/ese3.1179Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic studyFakhreddine Abbassi0Nabiha Naili1Leila Dehmani2Laboratoire des Procédés Thermiques (LPT) Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie (CRTEn) Hammam Lif TunisiaLaboratoire des Procédés Thermiques (LPT) Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie (CRTEn) Hammam Lif TunisiaLaboratoire des Procédés Thermiques (LPT) Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie (CRTEn) Hammam Lif TunisiaAbstract Trombe walls figure among many passive devices used in the Mediterranean climate to minimize heating demands in residential buildings. The thickness of this massive wall is a critical parameter that influences the effectiveness of the system. Insufficient wall thickness conducts to an important interior temperature fluctuation, and huge wall thickness will increase costs and thermal resistance. In this paper, the optimum thickness of four different construction materials (concrete, stone, adobe, and brick), which can be used in the Trombe wall, was determined using an energetic and economic analysis. The energetic results with TRNSYS software show that the best materials, which can contribute to a reduction by 50% in heating loads of a single room, are stone and concrete. For the economic analysis, the life cycle cost and the payback period were calculated for each construction material. The results show that the optimum thickness for stone and concrete are, respectively, 34 and 32 cm with a payback period of 2.85 and 2.65 years.https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.1179life cycle costoptimum thicknesspassive heatingTRNSYSTrombe wall |
| spellingShingle | Fakhreddine Abbassi Nabiha Naili Leila Dehmani Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic study Energy Science & Engineering life cycle cost optimum thickness passive heating TRNSYS Trombe wall |
| title | Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic study |
| title_full | Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic study |
| title_fullStr | Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic study |
| title_short | Optimum Trombe wall thickness in the Mediterranean Tunisian context: An energetic and economic study |
| title_sort | optimum trombe wall thickness in the mediterranean tunisian context an energetic and economic study |
| topic | life cycle cost optimum thickness passive heating TRNSYS Trombe wall |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.1179 |
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