LoginTo provide additional validation data for the multizone airflow and contaminant model, CONTAMW, experiments were performed in an occupied 3-story townhouse in Reston, VA.
IBPSA 2003 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
International Building Simulation Conference 2003, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Contains 190 papers.
Volume content
This paper describes a performance-based evolution model using GA as the evolution algorithm and CFD as the evaluation mechanism.
The sky view factor indicates the relationship between the visible area of the sky and the area covered by urban structures.
The aim of the presented work is to refine the ESP-r system by incorporating phase change materials (PCM) modelling. The behaviour of PCMs is modelled using ESP-r’s special materials facility.
Radiant heating and cooling, including building component embedded systems, have become a common heating and/or cooling technology in the recent few years.
A computer-model is used to simulate the evacuation of the occupants in a building.
Embedded generation has been described as a “paradigm shift” in the way in which electricity is produced, with the focus of power production shifting away from large centralised generation plants to production of heat and power close
A study by Reinhart and Herkel showed term predictions of daylight availability in architectural spaces should take the conditions of all individual time steps into account.
The rapidly developing Internet broadband network offers new opportunities for deploying a range of energy, environment and health-related services for people in their homes and workplaces.
Modelling and simulation of physical ambient factors: noise and wind in tropical climate - contribution to optimized urban forms | 2003 | English
In tropical humid climate, thermal environment can be controlled using natural ventilation.
The international building physics toolbox (IBPT) is a software library specially constructed for HAM system analysis in building physics.
Simspark: an object-oriented enviroment to predict cuoped heat and mass transfers in building | 2003 | English
The non-uniform behavior of the air inside a room, which is important in comfort analysis, can be evaluated by zonal models.
The Design Analysis Integration (DAI)-Initiative aims to steer towards new solutions for design analysis integration.
Optimization of airflow regimes, energy efficiency and air quality in surgical operation theatres | 2003 | English
The present paper addresses and fosters the factors that affect airflow movement and energy efficiencies in the surgical operating theatres.
Air infiltration through revolving doors may have significant impact on the heating load of commercial and institutional spaces, and may create discomfort to people. This paper modifies a 40-year old model by Schutrum et al.
Prediction of the effect of breaking window in a double skin façade as a result of fire | 2003 | English
It is necessary for fire safety that in case of a flash-over situation, the windows in the outer skin would break very fast and before the windows in the inner façade would break, so that the model of Law is valid in which case the NEN 6068 could
Sim_Zonal a software to evaluate the risk of discomfort: coupling with an energy engine, comparison with CFD codes and experimental measurements | 2003 | English
The software Sim_Zonal is a tool for evaluating indoor temperature and air flow distributions for residential and office buildings.
Technical and economical interest of sustainable refurbishment technologies in France, Italy and Filand | 2003 | English
The aim of the European SSHORT (Sustainable Social Housing Refurbishment Technologies) project is to increase and promote rational and efficient use of energy in the retrofitting of social housing buildings.
Modelling a reversible ventilated window for simulation within Esp-r the solvent case | 2003 | English
Whole building simulation may play a key role in the optimization and assessment of the market potential of new building components.
Occupant responsive optimal control is developed for so called smart façade systems.