A performance of hollow clay tile (HCT) laid reinforced cement concrete (RCC) roof for tropical summer climates |
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Authors: | K.C.K. Vijaykumar P.S.S. Srinivasan S. Dhandapani |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai 638052, Tamil Nadu, India;2. KSR College of Technology, Tiruchengodu 637209, Tamil Nadu, India;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Abstract: | Most of the Indian concrete buildings have 150 mm thick reinforced cement concrete (RCC) with weathering course (WC) having 75–100 mm thick lime brick mortar. Such roofs account for about 40–75% of total heat transmitted into the occupant zone depending upon the location and also account for the major portion of electricity bill in air-conditioned buildings. A new concept wherein hollow clay tiles (HCT) are laid over RCC instead of WC, has been proposed. The transient heat transmission across various types of roof structures for typical Indian climatic conditions has been studied. The energy savings obtained with the use of HCT roof is found to be 38–63% when compared with conventional WC roof. When air is allowed to flow through the hollow passages, the air flow is found to take care of all variations in the outside climate and solar radiation, thus providing almost uniform roof bottom surface temperature. |
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Keywords: | Building roof Heat transmission Hollow clay tiles Energy savings Human comfort |
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