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CILICIA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (CISET 2018), Mersin, Turkey, 26 - 27 October 2018, vol.1, no.1, pp.37-41
Buildings become more accoutered as the welfare of people increase. As a result of this air conditioning of the interior space became prevalent. Cooling of the interior space consumes significant amount of energy especially in hot regions. Therefore, proper heat insulation should be made. Windows are one of the most inefficient portions of the buildings in terms of heat insulation for the cooling process. The window frame and the glass may have negative effect on the cooling if necessary precautions are not taken. In this study, energy efficiency of aluminum, and PVC window frames are measured with thermal camera. In addition to this, effects of opened and closed curtains are also measured. The measurements with thermal camera shown that heat insulation property of the window frame and closed curtains have significant effect on the energy efficiency of cooling. Thermal images revealed that sunlight coming through the window and the heat gain by the window frame increases the energy requirement of the cooling process. Therefore, appropriate window frame material should be selected for the buildings located at hot regions. In addition to this, curtains should be kept closed or filmed glass should be used. The aforementioned precautions will reduce the cooling costs and energy requirement. Consequently, the suggestions would be beneficial for the economy and the environment.