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Table 1 Material properties used in the simulation

From: Evaluation of the thermal performance of traditional courtyard houses in a warm humid climate: Colima, Mexico

Materials

Conductivity

Specific heat

Density

Thickness

U-value

R-value

(W/ m-K)

(J / kg-K)

(kg/m3)

(mm)

(W/m2K)

(m2K/W)

 

Walls

   

1.09

0.918

Cement/plaster/mortar

0.72

840

1760

15

  

Brick-burned

0.85

840

1500

600

  

Cement/plaster/mortar

0.72

840

1760

15

  
 

Roofs

   

3.24

0.309

Bitumen felt

0.16

1470

920

9

  

Asphalt

0.17

1000

1050

5

  

Concrete, Reinforced (with 2% steel)

2.5

1000

2400

100

  

Clay tile

0.93

920

2300

40

  

Wooden beams

0.12

1380

510

160

  
 

Floors

   

3.088

0.324

Clay tile

0.93

920

2300

40

  

Cast concrete

1.13

1000

2000

100

  
 

Windows

     

Single clear

   

3

5.894

 

Wooden frame

   

60

2.059

0.486

 

Doors

   

2.059

0.486

Wooden painted doors

0.19

2390

700

60