The role of thermal mass in cold climates.

                    

A simplified cooling load calculation method and air conditioning systems for well insulated buildings.

Thick insulation in buildings offers great potential not only for decreasing cooling load but also for changing its calculation method, and for changing system design, operation or control of the system and the thermal environment of the room. The research results of room air temperature changes in well-insulated buildings, show the effects of the daily swing of outdoor temperature and solar radiation are quite small. A simple calculation method for cooling load based on steady state theories is available for such buildings.

Advanced fabric energy storage II: computational fluid dynamics modelling.

The paper is the second in a series of four which describe a three-year research project into advanced fabric-energy-storage (FES) systems. It presents the construction and validation of a computational-fluid-dynamics ( CFD) model of the 'FES-slab' which is subsequently used to investigate the slab's behaviour under a variety of boundary conditions and with modified air paths. Similar models are used to compare the FES-slab with the competing 'generic slab' and 'hollow-core screed' advanced FES systems.

The Queen's Building for Anglia Polytechnic University.

                

Advanced fabric energy storage I: Review.

              

For your ears only.

          

Simplified method for night cooling.

Thermal Mass and Night Ventilation Utilising Hidden Thermal Mass

This paper presents an overview of systems that utilise thermal mass in conjunction with night ventilation. It discusses the concepts behind and development of a system (CoolDeck) to improve the performance of systems where air is ventilated through false ceiling and floor voids to access hidden mass. The system improves thermal interaction between the circulating air and the thermal mass of the slab. A case study is presented demonstrating the effectiveness of the system in a refurbishment application (Stevenage Borough Council (UK) offices).

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