Wheaton & Sprague Engineering Inc.

THERMAL ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF EXTERIOR CLADDING SYS



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Wheaton Sprague provides Thermal Analysis & Design of exterior cladding systems, utilizing THERM 5.2 and WINDOWS 5.2 finite element analysis programs.

THERM uses two-dimensional (2D) conduction and radiation heat-transfer analysis based on the finite-element method, which can model the complicated geometries of fenestration products and other building elements. Fenestration products are those that fill openings in a building’s exterior cladding such as windows, doors, skylights, curtain walls, etc., designed to permit the passage of air, light, vehicles, or people.

WINDOWS 5.2 and OPTICS 5.1 are companion programs that are used in conjunction with THERM 5.2 to create and evaluate framing systems and glazing components.

THERM 5.2
  •     Frame & Edge of Glazing System Creation & Analysis
               -Provide results for items 2 - 4, and/or:
              - Export to THERM 5.2 for Total Product Analysis
  •     Provide Complex Composite Detail Analysis
                - Aluminum curtain Wall Parapets / Soffits
                - Transition Details at Dissimilar Materials
  •     Study Heat Transfer & Provide Heat Flux Analysis
  •     Provide Dew Point Analysis
WINDOWS 5.2
  •     Glazing System Creation & Analysis
               - Double or Triple IG Units
               - Monolithic  
  •     Glazed Product Creation & Analysis
               - Site Built Products (Curtain Wall, Windows, Etc.)
               - Factory Built Products
  •     Calculate Total Product U-Factor
  •     Calculate Solar heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
  •     Stimulate Condensation Resistance
OPTIC 5.0
  •     Configure Special Plies for WINDOWS 5.2:
              - Laminate Glass with Two or More Plies
              - Glass Plies with Film
              - Glass Plies with Film
              - Insulated Panels

For consultation regarding THERM services, contact Mark Coulis, Senior Building Envelope Consultant, at 330.923.5560 or email here.
Creating Structure
1100 Campus Drive, Suite 200 Stow Ohio, 44224-1756
Tel: 330.923.5560 Fax: 330.923.5569