Applications Of Heat Transfer Fundamentals In Buildings INTRODUCTION The intent of this blog is to throw light upon the various considerations that one must make in the domain of heat transfer when it comes to providing thermal solutions to a building or designing one.Building heat transfer calculations are performed for different applications like Heat loss and heat gain through the exterior envelope, conduction through exterior envelope, conduction heat transfer through basement walls and slab-on-grade floor, short-wavelength (or solar heat) transmission, absorption, and reflection for fenestration, air leakage through exterior envelopes as well as the interior partition walls, ceilings and floors, The calculations of heat transfer also depend on material or building element-related problems like cold-bridge effect, convection within porous insulation, moisture condensation due to the simultaneous flow of air, moisture, and heat. The fact that heat transfer mechani...
