A network approach is chosen for a new building simulation program BUS, and a lumped capacitance method (LCM) is selected for the assessment of temperature levels and energy consumption of a building. An implicit solution algorithm is chosen to solve the energy balance equations and temperatures of network nodes. Both the simulation method and simulation parameters (number of thermal nodes and time-step) needed to simulate thermal behaviour of a single building structure reliably are tested by comparing the results of LCM with an analytical solution of a test case.
Sauna is the Finnish word for a wood-lined and insulated room, heated by a special stove containing stones, and erected specifically to create the right environment for a certain kind of dry bath. lts fundamental purpose is to induce perspiration and thus to cleanse the skin and. body. The authors have now applied scientific data to the mystique and culture of the often misunderstood Sauna which has been used by the Finns for some two thousand years.
The School of the Built Environment at De Montfort University represents the first in a new breed of naturally ventilated buildings. Bart Stevens reveals the findings of recent heat-load tests carried out to establish the effectiveness of the building's passive engineering.
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