Influence of Initial and Boundary Conditions on the Accuracy of the QUB Method to Determine the Overall Heat Loss Coefficient of a Building

The quick U-building (QUB) method is used to measure the overall heat loss coefficient of buildings during one to two nights by applying heating power and by measuring the indoor and the outdoor temperatures. In this paper, the numerical model of a real house, previously validated on experimental da...

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Main Authors: Naveed Ahmad, Christian Ghiaus, Thimothée Thiery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/1/284