<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The contribution aims to investigate the effect of the decreased thermal losses of an apartment building due to the thermal insulation of opaque external building constructions and the replacement of transparent constructions. It emphasizes the effect of the thermal characteristics of external constructions on the functionality of the existing heating system in the building and the related requirements for the renovation of the heating system in order to ensure the hydraulic stability of the system and the thermal comfort of the inhabitants.</p></abstract>

The contribution aims to investigate the effect of the decreased thermal losses of an apartment building due to the thermal insulation of opaque external building constructions and the replacement of transparent constructions. It emphasizes the effect of the thermal characteristics of external constructions on the functionality of the existing heating system in the building and the related requirements for the renovation of the heating system in order to ensure the hydraulic stability of the system and the thermal comfort of the inhabitants.

The Effect Of Thermal Insulation Of An Apartment Building On The Thermo-Hydraulic Stability Of Its Heating System

Department of Building Services, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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The contribution aims to investigate the effect of the decreased thermal losses of an apartment building due to the thermal insulation of opaque external...

The Effect Of Thermal Insulation Of An Apartment Building On The Thermo-Hydraulic Stability Of Its Heating System

Published Online: Jan 06, 2016

Page range: 8 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2015-0018

Keywords
Thermal insulation, hydraulic stability, heating system, valves

© 2015 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Effect Of Thermal Insulation Of An Apartment Building On The Thermo-Hydraulic Stability Of Its Heating System

Published Online: Jan 06, 2016

Page range: 8 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2015-0018

KeywordsThermal insulation, hydraulic stability, heating system, valves

© 2015 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Thermal insulation, hydraulic stability, heating system, valves