Parameter

Unit

Value

Cost of insulation materials

Expanded polystyrene [8]

$/m3

120

Polyurethane [8]

$/m3

260

Cost of fuel

Natural gas [37]

$/kg

0.55

Coal [8]

$/kg

0.26

Heating value (Hu)

Natural gas [8]

kJ/kg

48570

Coal [8]

kJ/kg

25122

Heating degree-days (HDD)

Aydın [35]

˚C days

1603

Ardahan [35]

˚C days

5845

Eskişehir [35]

˚C days

3649

Samsun [35]

˚C days

2339

Conductivity of insulation material

Expanded polystyrene [8]

W/mK

0.039

Polyurethane [8]

W/mK

0.024

PWF [8]

9.83