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dc.contributor.authorVadaparti, Rama Murthy
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-09T18:55:25Z
dc.date.available2010-09-09T18:55:25Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-09
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/13054
dc.descriptionsustainable floor heating systemen_US
dc.description.abstractThe ongoing search for energy conservation in built structures and during the construction process prompted this thesis work to explore the use of sustainable technologies for floor heating systems. The thesis work explores the use of thermoplastic material as a sustainable substitute material for future floor heating systems. Concrete materials are presently used extensively for floor heating systems. Thermoplastic materials are seldom used for floor heating and the primary focus of this thesis is to explore the suitability & adaptability of thermoplastics as an innovative energy saving floor heating material. A thorough study of energy demands and the impact on environment due to greenhouse gas emissions has been done. Thermoplastic materials are environmental friendly and light weight. They exhibit high thermal conductivity which is favourable for the floor heating systems. A design technique has been developed for the use of thermoplastic materials as an energy efficient floor heating material. The present technique creates a new modular floor heating system. The design technique uses thermoplastic material of size 2.4m x1.2m with embedded electric heaters. Thermoplastic foam panels act as a single building block. A numerical simulation has been carried out to study the heat transfer characteristics of the proposed material. Limited experiments were conducted to verify the validity of the simulation results. The results from the experiments indicate good agreement with simulation results. The energy savings from the thermoplastic floor heating systems have been compared with that of electrical floor heating systems. The adaptability of the new floor heating system in terms of energy savings and cost benefit analysis is also discussed.en_US
dc.subjectUnderfloor heating system, modular, energy efficient, innovative, thermoplastic, carbon foam, thermal conductivityen_US
dc.titleDESIGN FOR INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENT FLOOR HEATING SYSTEMen_US
dc.date.defence2010-08-19
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. Paul Bishopen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Margaret Walshen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Paul Bishopen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Nouman Alien_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Mysore Satishen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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