LoginThe Energy Kernel System (EKS) project has reached the final year of its three year duration. The modus operandi has been designed, a class taxonomy devised and the software implementation process commenced.
IBPSA 1991 - Nice, France
International Building Simulation Conference, Nice, France, 1991.
Contains 85 abstracts.
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In this paper, we want to show an application of fuzzy control to building thermal regulation.
General continuous simulation of today is a handicraft mastered by a small group of experts. Systematic modelling techniques and supporting tools are beginning to emerge, promising access to advanced simulation also for less experienced users.
Simulation of processes in building as a factor in the object representation of built environments | 1991 | English
This paper explores the implications of object oriented representation of buildings in the simulation of dynamic processes in architectural environments.
The "object oriented programming" and model reduction tniques give some new possibilities to develop computer tools.
Because every description formalism has advantages and disadvantages, a modelling platform for ODE/DAE systems allowing several formalisms would be required. MS1 is such a program and is described in this paper.
Design Reference Years are used as climatic input data for computer calculations-simulations - mainly of solar energy systems, and of building energy consumption, energy conservation, indoor climate and comfort.
One of the inherent problems with monitoring hourly energy use and environmental conditions in commercial buildings is efficiently processing the "sea" of data that accumulates into an easily understood form.
Performance Simulation as a Front-end Tool For "Integrative" Conceptual Design Evaluation | 1991 | English
The building design process, with all its inherent complexities, is still by and large regarded and conducted as a series of rather discrete sequential operations.
A Statiscally-Based Hourly Weather Data Generator for Driving Energy Simulation and Equipment Design Software for Buildings | 1991 | English
This paper describes an operating hourly weather simulation model which is utilized to drive building energy simulation and equipment design software.
This paper discusses recent efforts to develop an intelligent front end (IFE) for a building energy simulation model using a readily available expert system shell.
A response-factor method for calculating coupled heat and moisture transfer in building | 1991 | English
Analytical solutions for coupled diffusion of heat and moisture through a material are used to develop a generalisation of the wellknown 2 x 2 matrix method for describing heat flow only.
An Educational Desing For Courseware Relating To Heating Load Calculations in Buildings | 1991 | English
Courseware is educational software, designed to create an instructional environment, for the purpose of facilitating learning.
The presentation of most HVAC simulation programs are out of date and batch processing type. Their use is complex and often requires a good data processing knowledge.
A first order correction to uni-directional heat transfer is proposed, so that multi-dimensional heat transfer effects can be accounted for with only a moderate increase in storage and CPU timerequirements.
Application of Simulation programs to the Assessment of Overhekating Rosks in Buildings and the of IEA Annex 21 | 1991 | English
This paper describes the objectives of International Energy Agency (IEA) Annex 21 and the ongoing work of Subtask B which deals with how programs should be used for particular applications.
A transient model for analyzing the hygrothermal behavior of building constructions | 1991 | English
While advanced models for combined heat and moisture transfer have been available in the community of building scientists within the last two decades, such models have not yet become an item in the toolbox of consultants, building designers or man
Fast accurate micro-computer simulations of the thermal, lighting, and energy performance of buildings offers the promise of informing architects' design decision-making.
A simulation approach to the evaluation of coupled heat and mass transfer in building | 1991 | English
This paper describes the techniques used within the ESP environment# to simulate coupled heat and mass flows in integrated building and plant systems.
This paper presents a new, improved method for designing radiant panel heating systems using accepted thermal comfort criteria, mean radiant temperature, and radiant asymmetry as bases for decision making.