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CHAPTER 9
1956 Guide
170
Table 1. Conductances (C) fob Surfaces and Aib Spaces All conductance values expressed in Btu per (hr) (sq fi) (F deg temp diff)
Section A. Surface Conductances for Still Air*_______________________ Surface Emissivity
Horizontal........
Sloping--45 deg
Vertical.............
Sloping--45 deg.................
Horizontal.............................................. .
Downwara
i \ ' \ 1----------- ------------ , 1 --j;_ __ havina an emissivity equal
ence oi iwr
a ior surittwc
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Thermal Resistance-E.
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mean temperature, temperature difference and effective emissivity E. d Effective emissivity of space, B, is given by--- -- + -- -- 1 where pi and es are the emissivities
js ej ci f Tohf tehceosnudrufacctaenscoefsthoei haoiriszpoanctea.l sp(SaceesSwecitthionheCa.t fbloewlowd)o.wnward are substantially independent of
* Based on National Bureau ofStandards data presented in Housing Research Paper No. 32, Housing and temperature difference.
Home Finance Agency, 1954 (U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D- C.) Section C. Reflectivity and Emissivity Values of Various Surfaces4 sod Effective Emissivities of Air Spaces
Reflectivity IN PERCENT
Aluminum foil* bright... Aluminum sheet........................ , , Aluminum coated paper, polished Steel, galvanized, bright Aluminum paint.......................... Building materials: wood, paper, glass,
masonry, non-metallic paints..............
* See also Chapter 5, Table 3.
92 to 97 80 to 95 75 to 84 70 to 80 30 to 70
5 to 15
Average Emissivity *
0.05 0.12 0.20 0.25 0.50
0.90
of Air sfacb
|Witb one sur With both face haying surfaces of
. emissivity e emissivity * and other 0.90|
0.05 0.12 0.20 0.24 0.47
0.82
0.03 0.06 0.11 0.15 0.35
0182
Heat Transmission Coefficients of Building Materials
171
Table 2. Conductivities (k). Conductances (C) and Resistances (R) of Building and Insulating Materials ' (Design Values)4
These constants are expressed in Btu per (hour) (squarefool) (Fahrenheit degree temperature difference). Conductivities (k) are per inch thickness and, conductances (C) are for thickness or construction stated, not per
inch thickness
Conductivity or
Conductance
Resistance (R)
AIR SPACES'1
AIR SURFACES
Still Air
15 uPH Wind 754 mph Wind BUILDING BOARD*1 Boards, Panels, Sheathing, Etc.
Description
Density (Lb. per
CuFt)
See Table 1--Section B.
Position
Heat Flow
Thickness
Horizontal.............Up........................................54-4in.
Sloping (45).........Up..................................54-4 in.
Vertical.................. Horizontal.................... H-4 in.
Sloping (45).........Down.................................. 54-4in.
Horizontal.............Down...................................... Hin.
Horizontal.............Down.................................... 154in.
Horizontal.............Down........................................4in.
Horizontal.............Down........ ...................... 8 ia.
See Table 1--Section A
Position------
Heat Flow
Horizontal............................................................ Up
Up Sloping (45)................................................ Up
Vertical....................................................Horizontal
Sloping (45).................................................. Down
Horizontal..................................................... Down
Any Position--Any Direction..........................
Any Position--Any Direction..........................
Asbestos-cement board......................
Asbestos-cement board.....................
54 in.
Gypsum or plaster board.................
54 in-
Gypsum or plaster board-- ..........
54 in.
Plywood................................................................
Plywood...................................................................54in.
Plywood.................................................................. 54m.
Plywood.....................................
54 in.
Plywood or Wood Panels.................................... 54in.
Wood fiber board, laminated or homogeneous. A
Wood fiber--hardboard type.............................
Wood fiber--hardboard type.............................. 54in. Wood--fir or pine sheathing..................... *54z in.
50 50 34 34 34 34
26 31 65 65
(k)
0.80 0.42 0.50 1.40
.2 -a
(C)
paj'
,g fe
8.S
1CL
o H*-* C*
(i) a)
1.18
1.11 1.03 0.97 0.98
0.87 0.81 0.80
0.85 0.90
0.97 1.03 1.02
1.15 1.23
1.25
1.83 1.60
1.46 1.32 1.08
6.00
4.00
0.61 0.62
0.68 0.76 0.92
0.17
0.25
33 3.10 2.25
3.20 2.12 1.60 1.07
5.60 1.02
2.38
2.00 0.72
0.03 0.32 0.45
0.31 0.47 0.63 0.94
0.18 0.98
building PAPER
Vapor--permeable felt.................................. Vapor--seal, 2 layers of mopped 15 lb felt....
Vapor--seal, plastic film......................................
16.70 8.35
flooring
MATERIALS
*
insulating materials
Blanket and Batt Board
Asphalt tile.............................................................Win-
Carpet and fibrous pad..........................................
Carpet and rubber pad.....................................
Ceramic tile.............................................................1in.
Cork tile................................................................
Cork tile..................................................................54in.
Felt, flooring........................... ............................ ; .
Floor tile or linoleum--av. value.......................54in.
Linoleum........... .........
54 in.
Plywood subfloor.................................................. 54in.
Rubber or plastic tile.......................................... 54in.
Terrazzo.................................................... . -- I in.
Wood subfloor......... ...................................*54* in-
I JWood, hardwood finish........................................ 54inEEffective Emissivity
Cotton fiber6........................................................
Mineral wool, fibrous form, processed from rock,
slag, or glass6.................................................... 1.5-4.0
Wood fiber............................................................... 3.2-3.6
Wood fiber, multilayer, stitched expanding6-- 1.5-2.0
Glass fiber......................................... Wood or cane fiber
Acoustical tile*............................... ....... 54 in. Acoustical tSe*............ ;................ ....... 54 in. Interior finish (plank, tile, lath)..................
Interior finish (plank, tile, lath)............. 54 in. Sheathing (impreg. or coated)..................... Sheathing (impreg. or coated) .................54 in.
Sheathing (impreg. or coated).............*54* in.
15.0 15.0 20.0
20.0
20.0
24.80 0.48 0.81 12.50
3.60 16.70 20.00 12.00 1.28 42.40 12.50 1.02 1.47
0.27 0.25 0.27 0.25
0.35 0.38
3.70
4.00 3.70
0.84 1.19 0.56 78
2.86
2.63
0.76
1.32
0.49
2.06