Table 1.
Comparison of amounts of heat transferred.

Transfer mode Amount of heat transferred Comparison of heat transferred in box
Concrete Brick Wood
Conduction Qcond=ΔQ/Δt= k26.68°C*AΔT/L (1) 0.10W (0.84%) 0.10W (0.8%) 0.12W (0.67%)
k25°C : thermal conductivity of atmosphere at 25°C (Concrete : 1.6 W/m•K, Brick : 0.96 W/m•K, Wood(Fir) : 0.12 W/m•K)
A : total cross sectional area of conducting surface (m2)
ΔT : temperature difference (°C)
L : length of conducting surface (m)
Convection Qconv=hconvAsurfΔT (2) 3.38W (28.43%) 2.98W (23.84%) 4.52W (25.06%)
hconv : convection heat transfer coefficient
Asurf : surface area (m2)
ΔT : temperature difference (°C)
Radiation Qradi=σ * ε * Asurf * (T14-T24) (3) 8.41W (70.73%) 9.42W (75.36%) 13.4W (74.27%)
σ : Stefan-Boltzman constant (5.669×10-8)
ε : emissivity of materials (cement : 0.94, brick : 0.93, Wood (Fir) : 0.90)
Asurf : surface area (m2)
T1 , T2 : temperature of two bodies (°C)
Total 11.89W (100%) 12.5W (100%) 18.04W (100%)
Efficiency 21.62% 22.73% 32.8%