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$$ R = \frac{e}{\lambda}$$

Where:

  • $R$: Thermal Resistance ($m^2 \cdot K \cdot W^{-1}$)
  • $e$: Thickness ($m$)
  • $\lambda$: Conductivity ($W \cdot m^{-1} \cdot K^{-1}$)

So your insulation layer is wall_consol_layer:

| Material | Material | Material | | |------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Name | sheathing_consol_layer | OSB_5/8in | wall_consol_layer | | Roughness | Rough | MediumSmooth | Rough | | Thickness (m) | 0.0127 | 0.015875032180756 | 0.1397 | | Conductivity | 0.0940184 | 0.1163 | 0.05966275 | | Density (kg/m3) | 685.008 | 544.627399310259 | 120.801 | | Specific Heat (J/kg.K) | 1172.332 | 1213.36000918149 | 1036.25775 | | R-value | 0.14 | 0.14 | 2.34 |

You just have to calculate the R-value of materials:

$$ R = \frac{e}{\lambda}$$

Where:

  • $R$: Thermal Resistance ($m^2 \cdot K \cdot W^{-1}$)
  • $e$: Thickness ($m$)
  • $\lambda$: Conductivity ($W \cdot m^{-1} \cdot K^{-1}$)

So your insulation layer is wall_consol_layer:

| Material | Material | Material | | |------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Name | sheathing_consol_layer | OSB_5/8in | wall_consol_layer | | Roughness | Rough | MediumSmooth | Rough | | Thickness (m) | 0.0127 | 0.015875032180756 | 0.1397 | | Conductivity | 0.0940184 | 0.1163 | 0.05966275 | | Density (kg/m3) | 685.008 | 544.627399310259 | 120.801 | | Specific Heat (J/kg.K) | 1172.332 | 1213.36000918149 | 1036.25775 | | R-value | 0.14 | 0.14 | 2.34 |image description

You just have to calculate the R-value of materials:

$$ R = \frac{e}{\lambda}$$

Where:

  • $R$: Thermal Resistance ($m^2 \cdot K \cdot W^{-1}$)
  • $e$: Thickness ($m$)
  • $\lambda$: Conductivity ($W \cdot m^{-1} \cdot K^{-1}$)

So your insulation layer is wall_consol_layer:

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You just have to calculate the R-value of materials:

$$ R = \frac{e}{\lambda}$$

Where:

  • $R$: Thermal Resistance ($m^2 \cdot K \cdot W^{-1}$)
  • $e$: Thickness ($m$)
  • $\lambda$: Conductivity ($W \cdot m^{-1} \cdot K^{-1}$)

So your insulation layer is wall_consol_layer:

image description

It also has a low density, which is typical of insulation (since mostly it's the air trapped in the material that provides the insulaton...).