In conventional construction practices, roof-parapet junction structures inevitably disrupt the insulation installation's continuity, leading to energy loss and thermal bridging. To address this issue, parapet thermal breaks were installed to interrupt the heat flow between the roof and the parapet, effectively preventing thermal bridging and energy loss and thereby reducing overall energy loss in buildings. This study equipped three experimental specimens with the developed parapet thermal breaks to verify their structural performance. These specimens were subjected to unidirectional loading under displacement-controlled conditions. The structural performance of these insulation structures was evaluated by comparing and analyzing the test results with corresponding analytical studies conducted using a finite element analysis program. In addition, five analytical models with varying parameters of the parapet thermal breaks were developed and compared against the baseline model. Consequently, the most efficient shape of the parapet thermal break was determined.

Recently, the International Maritime Organization is strengthening regulations for ships operating in polar regions. Hence, insulated multi-core tubes as components for vessels operating in extreme cold need to be investigated in various aspects. Furthermore, the demand for research on electric propulsion vessels is also increasingly growing. Thus, to utilize a 4-core insulated multi-core tube with glass wool as insulation, which was previously developed for ships operating in polar regions, as a water-cooled electrical cable, this study conducted an experiment on the temperature change when water at normal temperature 25℃ was supplied as a coolant under the overcurrent varied from 10A to 25A. As a result, the temperature increase of the core in 10A condition was 3.3℃, but it increased to 13.05℃ in the 25A condition. This showed that a temperature difference of approximately 9.75℃ occurred according to the overcurrent load. However, the coolant inlet and outlet temperatures were relatively uniform around 1℃ in all conditions. This suggests that increasing the residence time by proper control of the coolant flow in the future could achieve a higher cooling effect.

This study aims to evaluate the structural safety of a structural thermal barrier, installed inside the structure of a building and performed the role of a load-bearing element and an insulation simultaneously, contributing to the realization of net-zero buildings. To ensure the reliability of the analysis model, the analysis results derived from LS-DYNA were compared with the experimental results. Based on the results shown through the flexural experiment, the reliability of the thermal cross-section insulation structure model for slabs was validated. In addition, the effect of the UHPC block on the load support performance and its contribution to vertical deflection was verified.

Hydrogen is considered as one of the most promising future energy carriers due to its noteworthy advantages of renewable and high calorific value. The long-term storage of liquid hydrogen with low heat leakage is essential for future deep space exploration. Because of low critical temperature and volatility, liquid hydrogen tank poses severe requirements to multi-layer insulation (MLI). In order to reduce heat leak into tank, vapor cooled shield (VCS) was set up to cool MLI by retrieving the heat of discharged cryogenic gas hydrogen. This paper presents an parametric study on insulation system in liquid hydrogen storage vessel with MLI and VCS. Thermal model was developed, and heat transfer analysis by varying VCS position was conducted. Temperature and heat flux distributions along time passing were derived, and effect of VCS position on insulation performance was investigated.

Thermal protection systems (TPS) are a group of materials that are indispensable for protecting spacecraft from the aerodynamic heating occurring during entry into an atmosphere. Among candidate materials for TPS, ceramic insulation materials are usually considered for reusable TPS. In this study, ceramic insulation materials, such as alumina enhanced thermal barrier (AETB), are fabricated via typical ceramic processing from ceramic fiber and additives. Mixtures of silica and alumina fibers are used as raw materials, with the addition of B4C to bind fibers together. Reaction-cured glass is also added on top of AETB to induce water-proof functionality or high emissivity. Some issues, such as the elimination of clumps in the AETB, and processing difficulties in the production of reusable surface insulation are reported as well.

In this study, the types of thermal breakers applied to structures to prevent thermal bridges were identified. Condensation prevention performance was evaluated for apartment houses with standard floor structures to which a thermal breaker was applied. In addition, the effect of thermal cross-blocking was compared by calculating the total heat and equivalent U-value through the wall. (1) As a result of the evaluation of anti-condensation performance, when “가” grade insulation was applied, the surface temperature increased by about 1K due to the application of the thermal breaker. The TDR value increased by about 0.06 to 0.07. When "나" grade insulation was applied, the minimum surface temperature increased by about 1K, and the TDR value increased by about 0.05~0.06. (2) As a result of the evaluation of total heat and U-equivalent, it was possible to reduce the total heat by 38.5~44.9% and U-equivalent by 38.5~45.0% for the "가" grade insulation to which the thermal breaker was applied. In addition, the "나" grade insulation to which the thermal breaker was applied can reduce total heat by 38.9 to 43.6%, and reduce the Uequivalent by 38.9 to 43.7%.

The basalt fiber is expected to become a trend for industrial fibers as they have better properties of heat-resistant, non-combustion, absorbent, soundproof, moistureproof, lightweight, corrosion resistant, and high strength properties. Also, the fiber is found to be non-toxic and harmless to the human body. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the chemical and mineral compositions of powdered sludge of basalt produced at seven sites on Jeju Island for the development of fire resistance insulating material for a building. The results showed that the basalt stone sludge is made from only sodium calcium aluminum silicate and ferridioside components unlike the basalt rock.

목적 : 근적외선 흡수렌즈의 광학적 특성과 단열특성을 분석하였다. 방법 : 선명도를 분석하기 위해 화상테스트 차트를 카메라로 촬영하였고, 이미지 분석 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 32명을 대상으로 시력을 측정하였다. 단열효과를 분석하기 위해 돼지피부와 안검 피부에 근적외선을 조사하고 디지털온도계와 열화상카메라를 사용하여 온도를 측정했다. 렌즈 표면에 근적외선을 조사하여 표면온도를 측정하였고, 열에 의한 렌즈손상을 관찰하였다. 근적외선 흡수안경과 착색안경을 착용하고 선명도, 눈부심, 열감, 광량에 대한 주관적 만족도를 평가하였다. 결과 : 근적외선 흡수렌즈와 착색렌즈에 의한 선명도와 시력은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 근적외선 흡수렌즈를 착용 했을 때 돼지피부와 사람 안검의 온도변화는 착색렌즈를 착용했을 때보다 더 낮았다. 근적외선 조사에 의해 근적외선 흡수렌즈가 착색렌즈보다 표면의 온도가 더 높았고, 더 빨리 손상되었다. 설문조사에서 근적외선 흡수렌즈에 의한 선명도(p=0.040)와 눈부심(p=0.000)에 관한 만족도는 모두 청색렌즈보다 더 높았지만 나머지 착색렌즈들과 유의한 차이가 없었다. 근적외선 흡수렌즈에 의한 열감과 광량에 관한 주관적 만족도는 착색렌즈보다 더 높았다. 결론 : 근적외선 흡수렌즈와 착색렌즈에 의한 선명도와 시력은 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 근적외선 흡수렌즈의 단열효과는 착색렌즈보다 더 좋았다. 본 연구는 근적외선 흡수렌즈의 단열효과에 대한 기초자료를 제시하였다고 생각된다.

This paper focuses on the simulation of refrigeration cycle equipped with the adiabatic capillary tube, which is widely used in small vapor compression refrigeration systems. The present simulation is based on fundamental conservation equations of mass, energy and momentum. These equations are solved through an iterative process. The adiabatic capillary tube model is based on homogeneous flow model. This model is used to understand the natural refrigerants flow behavior inside the adiabatic capillary tube. Transport properties and thermodynamic of natural refrigerants are calculated by using EES(Engineering Equation Solver) program. The operating factors considered in this paper include condensation temperature, evaporation temperature, inner diameter tube and sub-cooling degree of the adiabatic capillary tube. Our simulation results are summarized as follows: as the size of the inner diameter tube increases, the pressure drop in the capillary tube decreases while the length of the capillary tube increases. We found that R-290 decreases by 20-22% on average, and R-600a significantly decreases below 50%, while R-1270 increases 17-19% on average, compared to R-134a.

본 연구에서는 구조단열패널을 구조 벽체로서 활용하기 위하여 개구부를 설치한 후 편심축하중 실험 및 해석을 수행 하였다. 실험체의 크기는 1200×2400㎜이다. 실험체는 7개로서 개구부의 크기와 개구부 보강방법, 강재를 시용한 구조단열패널 보강을 변수로 하여 진행하였다. 구조단열패널에 대하여 개구부 설치에 따른 구조적 거동을 분석하기 위한 변수해석을 수행하였다. 구조성능 실험 결과와의 비교분석을 통해 해석에 대한 검증을 하였고, 개구부 크기를 변수로 하여 편심축하중을 받는 구조단열패널의 구조적 거동을 유한요소해석을 통하여 분석하였다. 이를 통해 구조단열패널에 적합한 최적의 개구부 형상을 제안 하고자 한다.

북미와 유럽 등지에서 주거용 주택소재로서 폭넓게 사용되고 있는 구조단열패널(SIP)의 구조적 성능을 평가하기 위해 면내전단하중 시험을 수행하였다. 국외의 경우, 구조단열패널의 기준과 관련된 연구들이 다양하게 진행되었다. 하지만, 국내의 경우, 구조단열패널에 대한 기준은 마련되어 있지 않으며, 성능평가와 관련된 연구는 극소수이다. 본 연구에서는 구조단열패널을 내력벽으로 활용하기 위한 구조성능평가 실험을 수행하였으며, 벽체에 개구부 설치 후 면내전단하중을 가력하였다. 실험체의 크기는 2,400×2,400㎜이며, 변수로는 개구부의 크기와 개구부 보강방법이다. 실험체의 수량은 총 8개이다. 개구부가 있는 구조단열패널의 구조 해석을 수행 하였다. 해석 결과는 구조 실험 시험 결과와 비교하였다. 이를 통해 구조단열패널의 구조 거동을 예측할 수 있는 해석 모델을 완성하였다. 개구 크기를 변수로 하여 면내전단하중을 받는 구조단열패널의 거동을 유한 요소 해석을 통해 분석하였다. 연구를 통해 구조단열패널의 최적 개구부 크기를 제안한다.

The purpose of this study is to enhance heat insulation effect and to decrease fire hazard by attaching aluminum foil to expanded polystyrene, which is mainly used for insulating materials, to have fire retardant. The result of the test confirmed that the insulating materials, expanded polystyrene of 10 kg/m3 and 14 kg/m3 of density attached aluminum foil on both sides, showed 12%, 14% of improved heat transfer coefficient respectively compared to existing expanded polystyrene of the same density. Besides, they met all the standards for the testing of heat release and gas hazard. On the other hand, the one made of general expanded polystyrene could not meet the standards of the heat release test and the gas hazard test.

This study aims to evaluate thermal performance using the ASTR method. Its findings are as follows: 1) The measured U-Values of 49A type and 59A type walls were almost the same as the theoretically calculated values. 2) One notable phenomenon for both walls was that the interior surface temperatures of the channels attached to corners were up to 10.4% lower than that of the cross of the wall, even though they consisted of the same materials. This is due to the surface temperature drop caused by the thermal bridge. 3) The surface temperatures of the thermal bridge were converted into U-Values. The U-Value of the top left corner on the 59A type house was 1.044W/m²K, and of the bottom right corner on the 49A type house was 0.959W/m²K. Therefore, the thermal performance of the thermal bridge area was decreased after construction. 4) Differences were found in the results of comparing heat transfer analysis simulation data and measured data. A maximum difference of 12.4% occurred in the top left corner on 59A type, and of 7.6% occurred in the bottom right corner on 49A type. 5) The results of a heat transfer analysis simulation showed that the temperature of both 49A type and 59A type top right corner were the lowest, but in-situ measurement results were the lowest in the bottom right corner on 49A type and in the top left corner on 59A type. These results are considered to be due to the occurrence of thermal bridges and a deterioration in the construction quality.

The office building more than 3,000㎡ of the total floor area should be needed to improve the energy efficiency based on government's recommendation. In this study, the new composite panel with structural function is conducted to check the thermal conductivity for application of exterior wall. The thermal transmittance was calculated by dynamic analysis to consider the thickness of insulation only per locations based on design criteria. The simulation program for the analysis was used TRISCO Radcon module, which has a function of a steady-state 3-dimensional heat transfer analysis.

Eccentric axial load tests were carried out to investigate the structural performance of the SIP (Structural Insulation Panel), which is widely used as residential type in Europe and North America. Outside the country, design standards for SIP have been prepared and related research has been carried out variously. However, in Korea, the research on the performance of the structural insulation panel is very small, and the related standard is not provided. In this study, the eccentric axial load was applied after the opening was installed to utilize the structural insulation panel as the structural wall. The size of the test specimen was 1200 × 2400㎜. The number of test specimens was 6, and the size of the openings and the reinforcement method around the openings were used as variables.