In hot climates, ventilated pitched roofs help dissipating the excess heat, thus reducing the cooling energy demand. The key factor is the so-called Above Sheathing Ventilation (ASV) that depends on the air entering and leaving at the eaves, ridge and the gaps among tiles. A strategy for increasing the ASV is the enhancement of the roof air permeability through the development of new tile shapes, as proposed in the European Life HEROTILE project. The performance of a ventilated pitched roof are experimentally analysed by comparing some covering options: the new tile shape designs against the standard ones, available in the market, and a metal cover. A real scale pitched roof mock-up was built and equipped with a comprehensive monitoring system. The air flow and temperature in the different roof layers, as well as the heat flux passing through the roof and the cooling energy demand, were monitored according to the local weather conditions during the summer season. The analysis showed that the new tile design increases the ASV in comparison with the standard ones, and better thermal performance was achieved by reducing the heat gain due to solar radiation.

Improving the Air Permeability of Ventilated Roofs

Eleonora Baccega
Primo
;
Marco Bortoloni
Secondo
;
Michele Bottarelli;Giuseppe Edoardo Dino
Penultimo
;
Giovanni Zannoni
Ultimo
2022

Abstract

In hot climates, ventilated pitched roofs help dissipating the excess heat, thus reducing the cooling energy demand. The key factor is the so-called Above Sheathing Ventilation (ASV) that depends on the air entering and leaving at the eaves, ridge and the gaps among tiles. A strategy for increasing the ASV is the enhancement of the roof air permeability through the development of new tile shapes, as proposed in the European Life HEROTILE project. The performance of a ventilated pitched roof are experimentally analysed by comparing some covering options: the new tile shape designs against the standard ones, available in the market, and a metal cover. A real scale pitched roof mock-up was built and equipped with a comprehensive monitoring system. The air flow and temperature in the different roof layers, as well as the heat flux passing through the roof and the cooling energy demand, were monitored according to the local weather conditions during the summer season. The analysis showed that the new tile design increases the ASV in comparison with the standard ones, and better thermal performance was achieved by reducing the heat gain due to solar radiation.
2022
Baccega, Eleonora; Bortoloni, Marco; Bottarelli, Michele; Dino, Giuseppe Edoardo; Zannoni, Giovanni
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