Questions to heat transfer: U-values and heat loss calculations.

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1: What is a U-value?
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A number that A number that A number that A number that A number that
gives the resis- gives the resis- describes the gives the gives the
tance against tance against number of amount of amount of power
transfer of transfer of different compo- energy that that is
energy through vapour through nents in a buil- during 1 second transferred
for example a for example a ding is transferred through for
building con- building con- construction. through for example a buil-
struction at 1 m² struction at 1 m² example a buil- ding construction
when the when the ding construction at 1 m² when the
temperature dif- temperature dif- at 1 m² when the temperature dif-
ference is 1 ference is 1 temperature dif- ference is 1
Kelvin. Kelvin. ference is 1 Kelvin.
Kelvin.

2: What is the unit for U-values?

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kWh/(m²·K) J/(s·m²·K) W/(m²·K) kWh/m² Dimensionless

3: What is the unit for the heat loss of a building?

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W/m² W kWh kJ/K W/K

4: What is the surface resistance?

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A material A figure that A figure for the The thermal A figure for the
constant. takes the total resistively conductivity of a total conductivity
thermal of a material. layer between of a material.
resistance due two other layers
to convection in an inhomo-
between gas or geneous
fluid and a solid construction.
material into
account.

5: What is the unit for surface resistance?

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kWh/m²·K m²·K/W W/m²·K kWh/m² Ws/(m·K)

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6: What is a lambda value?
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A material figure A figure which A figure which A figure which A calculated
which gives the taken the heat describes the taken the heat figure for the
thermal transfer between thermal resistance total resistively of
conductivity at a solid material resistively between solid a construction
certain tempera- and e.g. air into material and e.g.
ture account air into account

7: What is the unit for a lambda value?

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W/(m·K) m²·K/W W/(m²·K) kWh/m² Ws/(m·K)

8: What is the energy frame?

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The energy The energy The required The maximal The heat loss
required to heat required to cool annual supply of allowed annual from a building
the building to the building energy to the supplied energy with the same
20°C. during the building for to the building size as the build-
summer period. heating, ventil- for heating, ven- ing in question,
ation, cooling, tilation, cooling, with the U-
production of hot production of hot values and line
water and water and losses as given
eventually light- eventually light- in the BR10 with
ing. ing. a windows area
at 22% of the
heated floor
area.

9: What is unit for the energy frame?

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kWh/(m·K·yr) m²/(MJ·yr) MJ/(m²·yr) kWh/(m²·yr) kWs/(m·yr)

10: What is energy frame for a residential building with a heated floor area at 125 m² acc. to
§7.2, (level 2015), in BR10?
20 32 38 38,8 74.45

11: What is energy frame for an office building with a heated floor area at 6,000 m² acc. §7.2,
(level 2020), in BR10?
20 25 38 41 45

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12: What is a thermal bridge?
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The same as a A thermal bridge A thermal bridge There are A line or an area
line loss is created when is created when thermal bridges in a building con-
a construction a construction round windows struction where
with a high with a low and doors and there is an
thermal resis- thermal resis- the external wall. insignificant
tance is in close tance is in close difference
contact with a contact with a between the U-
construction with construction with values.
a low U-value a high thermal
resistance

13: What is the unit for a thermal bridge?

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W/(m²·K) m²·K/W W/(m·K) Dimensionless kWh/m²

14: What is a line loss?

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The same as a There are line A cold bridge in A line loss is the A point or a line
cold bridge. losses round a building con- consequence of in a building con-
windows and struction where a thermal bridge struction where
doors and the there is a and covers the there is a
external wall. difference increasing heat difference
between the U- loss due to two- between the U-
values dimensional heat values.
flows related to
the heat loss
calculated for
one dimensional
heat flow.

15: What is the unit for a line loss?

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W/(m²·K) Dimension less kWh/m² m²·K/W W/(m·K)

If all the questions are correct, the added up numbers should give 103. This is, however, not a
guarantee as two wrong answers may equalize each other. But if you don’t get 103 there are
at least one error.

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