Lightweight Radiant Heating and Cooling Systems

Thermal Power and Economic Analysis
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-15352-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Lightweight Radiant Heating and Cooling Systems: Thermal Power and Economic Analysis investigates the technology for installing heating and cooling without wet and dry screeds in a horizontal or vertical arrangement. It presents the determination of comfortable conditions for using LRH/CS and demonstrates how to conduct an economic analysis of available floor heating systems using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA).

Representing the first part of an ongoing study, which contains a body of general information about available traditional surface heating systems and systems based on LRH/CS, the book presents laboratory tests, thermal power calculations, and analysis of the comfort of use of a lightweight radiant heating system (LRHS) with and without heat-dissipating lamellas. It also contains calculations of thermal efficiency or maximum supply temperature based on specific materials’ parameters for different types of flooring cover, such as ceramic tile.

This book is intended for practicing engineers and researchers involved in the design and operation of energy-efficient and sustainable HVAC systems.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karpiesiuk, Jacek

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Haustechnik, Gebäudeautomatisierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Water radiant heating and cooling structures. 2. Electric radiant heating structures. 3. General characteristics of radiant heating and cooling. 4. Laboratory research, thermal power calculations and user comfort of a Lightweight Radiant Heating System (LRHS). 5. Thermal power of various flooring types in a lightweight radiant heating system. 6. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) with cost analysis of selected types of underfloor heating. 7. Usability and Economics of Lightweight Radiant Heating and Cooling System (LRH/CS).

Über Autor(innen)

Jacek Karpiesiuk is an Adjunct at the Institute of Civil Engineering at Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland. He received his PhD from the Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. Between 1990-1999, he was a teacher at the Building and Surveyor Technical School in Bialystok. In 1993, he obtained building qualifications as a construction manager and supervision inspector, and in 2001, a building expert qualification. From 2001, Dr. Eng. Karpiesiuk has been serving as a technical advisor in Eastern Europe, Bulgaria, Malta, and France to Elektra, a world manufacturer of electric floor heating and anti-icing systems. He is the creator of thermal insulation boards made for surface heating systems, such as Thermopanel, Waterpanel installed without screeds, and Thermopian, a pipe covering system. Dr. Eng. Karpiesiuk has participated in 7 scientific conferences as an invited speaker. He is the author of 63 scientific and technical articles, including one original monograph.