- Author
- Burch, D. M. | Kusuda, T.
- Title
- Infrared Technique for Estimating Building Heat Loss.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Journal
- ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 84, No. 1, 1978
- Sponsor
- Federal Energy Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- No. 2483
- Keywords
- heat loss | infrared thermal | thermography | television | heat flow reference pad
- Abstract
- This paper describes a newly developed technique for estimating heat-loss rate utilizing an infrared television system. A device called a heat-flow reference pad was developed that makes it possible to estimate quantitatively the heat-loss rate at the surface of a building without the need for a conventional heat-flow meter to be mounted on the surface. The infrared measurement technique predicted heat-loss rates in the laboratory and field within approximately 12%.