Heat balance of a historical church- transmission losses
2014 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 40 credits / 60 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The structure of old monumental churches differs a lot from contemporary buildings. The structural materials were wood, brick and stone. In order to construct high buildings with huge spans, thick massive walls and many massive columns were needed. Originally these buildings had no heating and for centuries the outdoor temperature determined the indoor climate. As churches are considered historical heritage buildings their renovation should be thoroughly studied.
In this thesis the transmission losses of Hamrånge church will be analysed. Hence, the transmission trough walls and windows as well as the heat buffering of materials will be examined. In addition, the effect of possible reformation measurements will be concluded.
Finally, this project belongs to a complete study of the church, were not only transmission losses are considered but also air infiltration losses and solar heat gain. That way, a comparison between them will be carried out in order to contribute to attain the objective of the project: possible restoration for church heating system with respect to preservation, energy requirements, thermal comfort and aesthetics.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2014. , p. 45
Keywords [en]
heat transfer, transmission losses, heat balance, church
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-17137OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-17137DiVA, id: diva2:728969
Subject / course
Energy systems
Educational program
Energy systems – master’s programme (one year) (swe or eng)
Presentation
2014-06-18, 11320, Höskolan i Gävle, Gävle, 10:14 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
Projects
Church project2014-06-252014-06-252014-06-25Bibliographically approved