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Submitted by: del Mundo, Michael Caleb A.

Student No.: A01347756

BSCI 9000 Building Science 1- Asslgnment#l Heat Transfer

Due date: September 20, 2023
1. For the wood-frame wall In the document attached (page 19/40), calculate the following: a) th~
thermal resistance (R) using the Isothermal planes method, b) the thermal resistance (R) using the
parallel paths method, in SI units and convert to IP units. The wood studs are 51 mm by 64 tnm in
cross-section, and the studs are spaced 16" (406 mm) O.C. Ignore the diagonal structural bracing in
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your calculations, and Ignore the brandlngs of the materials. The properties of the materials are given
in the table below. Obtain the surface film values from slide 58 In the Heat Transfer PowerPolnt.
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3 Woodfibre blow-In Insulation <"1<1 1 64 0.038 o.sq4 J. ~i4-
4 Woodfibre blow-In lnsulatlon(l"'z 76 0.038 OS
S Wood studs (uls1_} 64 0.180 ~-i,; C). ~tlt
6 Woodfibre blow-In Insulation \ i-o; 64 0.038 o. SC\4 \ . faS(l
7 Plywood sheathing (r.-.i) 19 S-.'J(Q3 0.19
8 Ralnscreen cavity (_e.o) 19 4.:>4~ 0.22
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19 0.180
10 3/8" fibrecement cladding cci l q.~ 0.360 ?>1-. 9q;r- () . oz.Ct
'Total wall thickness 267.54lmm
2. Calculate the heat flux (q, W /m 2 ) through the wall of problem 1 if the indoor temperature is 22°C,
and the outdoor temperature is -5°C. wftr~~\o,\i~l
3. Use Excel to calculate the thermal resistance of the wall in problem 1 using the parallel path and and ~ilr\'I~
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draw the temperature prqflle through the wall (temperatures at the different layers), under the
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Material/Element Interface l (m) k (W/m-K) C (W/m2-K) R (m2-K/W)
Δt (°C) t (°C) Δt (°C) t (°C)
Indoor temperature 1 22.00 22.00
Interior film (hi) 8.290 0.121 0.59
2 21.41 21.35
Gypsum wall board (gy) 0.016 0.160 10.000 0.100
3 0.49 20.92 0.54 20.81
Wood studs (ws1) 0.064 0.140 2.188 0.457
Parallel R 1.260
Woodfibre blow-in insulation (in1) 0.064 0.038 0.594 1.684
4 6.66 14.75 7.36 13.98
Woodfibre blow-in insulation (in2) 0.076 0.038 0.500 2.000
5 4.94 3.15
Wood studs (ws2) 0.064 0.180 2.813 0.356
Parallel R 1.146
Woodfibre blow-in insulation (in3) 0.064 0.038 0.594 1.684
6 5.62 -0.67 6.21 -3.06
Plywood sheathing (pw) 0.019 5.263 0.190
7 0.93 -1.61 1.03 -4.09
Rainscreen cavity (ca) 0.019 4.545 0.220
Parallel R 0.113
Wood battens (wb) 0.019 0.180 9.474 0.106
8 0.55 -2.16 0.61 -4.70
3/8" fibre cement cladding 0.010 0.360 37.795 0.026
9 0.13 -2.29 0.14 -4.84
Outer film (ho) 34.000 0.029 2.71
Outdoor temprature 10 -5.00 -5.00

Calculations:
RSItotal = 1/Utotal RSIwi 6.055 Uwi 0.165
Utotal = (%wi x Uwi) + (%wo x Uwo) RSIwo 3.385 Uwo 0.295
q = Δt/RSItotal
ti = - (q x RSI) + to %wi 0.874
%wo 0.126
Legend: Utotal 0.182
wi = with insulation
wo = without insulation Parallel Isotherm
RSItotal 5.509 m2-K/W RSItotal 4.985 m2-K/W
Rtotal 31.301 ft2-F/Btu/hr Rtotal 28.325 ft2-F/Btu/hr

q 4.901 W/m2 q 5.416 W/m2

Temperature Profile
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20.00

15.00

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°C Isotherm
5.00
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Interface