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Hotbox Test R-value Database

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Summary Of Hotbox Test Data And Calculations

 

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Tests performed Summer 2002 click here for test specifics

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Total Hours

total length of time test wall was in chamber

411
387
355

C-TEMP

weighted average of surface and joint TC's,
climate side (°F)

26.6
27.3
25.6

M-TEMP

weighted average of surface and joint TC's,
meter side (°F)

67.6
75.8
75.8

C-JOINT

24.9
28.3
26.2

M-JOINT

63.4
75.2
74.3

MA-AIR-T

average of 36 air TC's, meter side (°F)

75.2
79.6
80.0

M-BAF-T

average of 24 baffle TC's, meter side (°F)

72.8
78.5
78.8

C-AIR-T

average of 48 air TC's, climate side (°F)

22.3
26.9
24.9

C-BAF-T

average of 36 baffle TC's, meter side (°F)

23.4
27.6
25.6

M-AIR-VC

air velocity, meter side (MPH)

0.40
0.46
0.45

C-AIR-VC

air velocity, climate side (MPH)

3.25
3.15
3.14

∆T

temperature difference across sample wall

41.0
48.5
50.2

T(mean)

mean temperature across sample wall

47.1
51.5
50.7

Qmb

energy exchange through meter box walls (Btu/hr)

-0.003
0.006
0.006

Qmb fl

meter box flanking loss, determined by calibrations

4.853
4.836
4.836

Qwall

calculated energy flow through specimen wall
(Qwall - Qsurr)

649.9
307.1
331.0

Face-To-Face Rwall

surface to surface R-value of wall (hr*ft2*°F/Btu)

4.0
10.1
9.7

Air-To-Air Ru wall

overall R-value of sample wall (air-to-air),
Rms air + Rwall + Rcs air (hr*ft2*°F/Btu)

5.2
11.0
10.7

Rms air

meter side air film resistance (hr*ft2*°F/Btu)

0.747
0.788
0.796

Rcs air

climate side air film resistance (hr*ft2*°F/Btu)

0.420
0.403
0.412

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