Simulation of building thermal performance in an institutional building in subtropical climate

dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Ashfaque Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorRasul, M.G.
dc.contributor.authorKhan, M.M.K.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T12:47:36Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T12:47:36Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa, 1-4 July, 2007.en_US
dc.description.abstractSimulation of building thermal performance is important in predicting comfort of the occupants in buildings. An analysis and prediction of thermal comfort using DesignBuilder based on EnergyPlus, state of the art building performance simulation software, is presented in this study for an air conditioned multistoried building in Rockhampton city of Central Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is located in a hot humid region; therefore, indoor thermal comfort is strongly affected by the outdoor climate. The actual thermal condition of the Information Technology Division (ITD) Building at Central Queensland University during winter and summer seasons is evaluated and the possibilities of energy conservation without compromising thermal comfort of the occupants are explored. The Fanger comfort model, Pierce two-node model and KSU two-node model were used to predict thermal performance of the building. A sophisticated building analysis tool was integrated with thermal comfort models which allow for the determination of appropriate cooling technologies for the occupants to be thermally comfortable with sufficient energy savings. This study will also compare predicted mean vote (PMV) and thermal sensation vote (TSV) on a seven point thermal sensation scale calculated using the effective temperature, relative humidity, discomfort hours for alternative cooling and ventilation techniques.en_US
dc.description.librariancs2014en_US
dc.format.extent7 pagesen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationChowdhury, AA, Rasul, MG & Khan, MMK 2007, 'Simulation of building thermal performance in an institutional building in subtropical climate', Paper presented to the 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa, 1-4 July 2007.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781868546435
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/40990
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamicsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHEFAT 2007
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.rights.uriUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subjectSimulation of building thermal performanceen_US
dc.subjectBuilding performance simulation softwareen_US
dc.subjectRockhamptonen_US
dc.subjectFanger comfort modelen_US
dc.subjectPierce two-node modelen_US
dc.subjectKSU two-node modelen_US
dc.subjectSufficient energy savingsen_US
dc.subjectPredicted mean vote (PMV)en_US
dc.subjectThermal sensation vote (TSV)en_US
dc.subjectAlternative coolingen_US
dc.subjectVentilation techniquesen_US
dc.titleSimulation of building thermal performance in an institutional building in subtropical climateen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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