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The document compares 4 types of wall insulation: polystyrene, rockwall, fiberglass, and mineral wool. It analyzes each case in a living room model in Medina under summer weather conditions. The conclusion is that mineral wool insulation reduces indoor temperature the most, by 13.95 degrees Celsius, and is therefore the best performer.

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Tas Assignment

The document compares 4 types of wall insulation: polystyrene, rockwall, fiberglass, and mineral wool. It analyzes each case in a living room model in Medina under summer weather conditions. The conclusion is that mineral wool insulation reduces indoor temperature the most, by 13.95 degrees Celsius, and is therefore the best performer.

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Taibah university

College of engineering
Architectural engineering
AE412 - 2024

Tas assignment
Comparison study among 4 types of wall insulation

Students:

Aya Mo’ness, Habab Altahir, Eman Ahmed, Raghad Alshamani, Ruba Almuzaini

Table of Contents
Introduction: ........................................................................................................ 2
Analysis:............................................................................................................... 3
Weather data: ................................................................................................... 3
Case 1: ............................................................................................................. 4
Case 2: ............................................................................................................. 5
Case 3: ............................................................................................................. 6
Case 4: ............................................................................................................. 7
Conclusion: ........................................................................................................... 8
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Introduction:
4 types of wall insulation have been selected from the used types in Saudi
Arabia, Specifically in Medina, where the study is taking place. They are:
Polystyrene, Rockwall, Fiberglass, Mineral wool.

The comparison was done in the summer months to show which insulation
keeps the minimum internal temperature.

After putting all building envelope data. The data is locked in place except for the
wall insulation type making it the parameter factor, so we have 4 cases to
compare.

Living room

The selected zone for 3D Model


study: Living room

Shading coefficient and wind speed effect


Analysis:
Weather data:
The data file for "AL Madinah" city from CBE Climate tool
Case 1:
Polystyrene insulation

Material specification:

Results:

reduced the temperature by 12.04 degrees Celsius on day 227 of the year, at 4:00
PM
Case 2:
Rockwall insulation

Material specification:

Results:

reduced the temperature by 13.65 degrees Celsius on day 227 of the year, at 4:00
PM
Case 3:
Fiberglass insulation

Material specification:

Results:

reduced the temperature by 13.65 degrees Celsius on day 227 of the year, at 4:00
PM
Case 4:
Mineral wool insulation

Material specification:

Results:

reduced the temperature by 13.95 degrees Celsius on day 227 of the year, at 4:00
PM
Conclusion:

The same construction of flooring and ceiling was installed for all cases in the
study, just with a difference in the thermal insulation of the walls selected. All
the thermal insulations were of the same 5 cm thickness, and the results were
close relatively. Considering there was no air conditioning loads effect

However, the insulation that had the most impact on reducing the temperature
was (Mineral wool ) in the 4th case, which reduced the temperature by 13.95
degrees Celsius on day 227 of the year, at 4:00 PM

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