Application of computational fluid dynamics in building design: aspects and trends

Z Zhai - Indoor and built environment, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), as the most sophisticated airflow modelling method,
can simultaneously predict airflow, heat transfer and contaminant transportation in and …

Integrating 4D thermal information with BIM for building envelope thermal performance analysis and thermal comfort evaluation in naturally ventilated environments

W Natephra, A Motamedi, N Yabuki, T Fukuda - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Thermal performance of the building envelope exerts considerable influence on maintaining
indoor environmental conditions. Acquisition of sensor data of a building is essential to …

Energy saving potential in radiant cooling system by utilizing air-conditioning condensate: A strategy for green building rating

P Dhamodharan, BK Ayalur, J Judefelix… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The applicability of recovered air-conditioning condensate in Ceiling Mounted Radiant
Cooling Unit (CMRCU) for achieving thermal comfort in a cabin is studied through field …

[PDF][PDF] VAV vs. radiant: side-by-side comparison

G Sastry - ASHRAE Journal, 2014 - greenbuildingadvisor.com
The SDB-1 building includes two cooling systems. Half of the building has an optimized
variable air volume (VAV) system. The other half has a radiant cooling with dedicated …

A human thermal balance based evaluation of thermal comfort subject to radiant cooling system and sedentary status

S Gao, Y Li, YA Wang, XZ Meng, LY Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The radiant cooling air conditioning system has been increasingly prevailed, due to its
features of maintaining more comfortable indoor environment with lower energy …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of thermal comfort conditions in a classroom equipped with radiant cooling systems and subjected to uniform convective environment

EZE Conceição, MMJR Lúcio - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to evaluate numerically the human thermal response that 24 students
and 1 teacher feel in a classroom equipped with radiant cooling systems and subjected to …

Influence of the arrangement of multiple radiant ceiling panels on the radiant temperature field

M Labat, S Lorente, M Mosa - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of radiant systems for cooling purposes in buildings is attracting considerable
attention, particularly for Suspended Radiant Ceiling Panels (SRCPs). However, the …

Evaluation of thermal comfort conditions in a localized radiant system placed in front and behind two students seated nearby warmed curtains

EZE Conceição, MMJR Lúcio - Building and environment, 2010 - Elsevier
In this work the evaluation of thermal comfort conditions, that two students are subjected, in a
classroom desk equipped with a localized radiant system placed in front and behind the …

Evaluating the low exergy of chilled water in a radiant cooling system

S Wang, M Morimoto, H Soeda, T Yamashita - Energy and Buildings, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, in order to make guidelines for designing a low-energy radiant cooling system
with an air-handling unit (AHU) for dehumidification, we investigated the impact of various …

Indoor thermal environment due to non-steady-state radiation heat transfer of a capillary ceiling radiation cooling system

D **e, L Tian, C Wah Yu, M Liao… - Indoor and Built …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The capillary ceiling radiation cooling panel (C-CRCP) is a newly developed terminal device
for air conditioning to provide indoor thermal comfort for occupants and to save energy. In …