A Basic Study on the Application of Aircaps to Improve the Insulation Performance of Windows to Reduce Building Energy
AUTHORS
Heangwoo Lee,College of Design, Sangmyung University, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
ABSTRACT
Recently, the amount of energy used in the building sector accounts for a high proportion of the total consumption of energy and various studies are being performed to resolve this problem. In particular, heat loss is the highest in the building envelope such as windows, so the demand for research to improve the insulation performance of windows is increasing. As a part of this research, various studies are being performed on the aircap, which has been recognized for its insulation performance. However, the inconvenient process of attaching and detaching aircaps and the spoiling of the view associated with their use have served to limit the growth of related markets. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to propose a design that improves the convenience of attaching and detaching aircaps. For this purpose, this study considered the concept of aircaps and previous technologies for improving the insulation performance of windows, and based on this, the study proposed a new concept of window aircap application. As a result, this study proposed a new concept of aircaps by applying the principle of curtains, and improved the problem of conventional aircaps by making them easy to apply to windows. However, this study only presented the application of aircaps to improve the insulation performance of windows without evaluating the performance, which will be addressed in further studies in the future.
KEYWORDS
Aircap, Window, Curtain, Performance evaluation
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