Mobile Home Research. Mobile Home Thermal Envelope Systems

摘要

Two mobile homes were tested, a 66' x 14' single-wide and a 24' x 48' double-wide. Each home was instrumented with therocouples, which detailed the profile of temperatures through envelope sections and along the linear dimension of envelope sections humidity sensors, which measured the relative humidity of the air in the envelope cavities, and heat flux sensors, which measured directly the heat flow through selected surfaces of the homes. In addition, each mobile home was subject to an extensive thermographic investigation to identify major heat loss pathways and quality control problems. Infiltration measurements using a tracer gas technique provided precise determination of infiltration rates under a variety of weather conditions. The energy input of an electric resistance furnace was monitored continuously.