TITLE:
The Impact of Optimum Insulation Thickness of External Walls to Energy Saving and Emissions of CO2 and SO2 for Turkey Different Climate Regions
AUTHORS:
Ö. Altan Dombayci, Harun Kemal Ozturk, Öner Atalay, Şengül Güven Acar, Eylem Yilmaz Ulu
KEYWORDS:
Optimum Insulation Thickness, Energy Saving, Environmental Impact
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.8 No.11,
November
23,
2016
ABSTRACT: In this study, the optimum insulation thickness of the external walls of the housing and it’s energy saving and environmental impact in the provinces—Ardahan, Aydin, Eskisehir and Samsun—located in four different climate regions of Turkey was calculated for the expanded polystyrene and polyurethane insulation materials. Natural gas and coal were selected as fuels. Ardahan in the coldest climate region and Aydin in the hottest climate region, for the coal and optimum thickness of expanded polystyrene and polyurethane insulation materials, the reduction of CO2 and SO2 emissions. In the study, the relations between annual energy cost saving and insulation thickness are given. The value of energy cost saving increases up to optimum insulation thickness and beyond this level, the energy cost saving is decreased. For coal and optimum thickness of expanded polystyrene and polyurethane insulation materials, the energy cost savings was higher for the cold climate regions when it was compared with the hot climate regions.