<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Monitoring of temperature, humidity and air flow velocity is performed in 5 experimental buildings with the inner size of 3×3×3 m<sup>3</sup> located in Riga, Latvia. The buildings are equipped with different heating systems, such as an air-air heat pump, air-water heat pump, capillary heating mat on the ceiling and electric heater. Numerical simulation of air flow and heat transfer by convection, conduction and radiation is carried out using OpenFOAM software and compared with experimental data. Results are analysed regarding the temperature and air flow distribution as well as thermal comfort.</p></abstract>

Monitoring of temperature, humidity and air flow velocity is performed in 5 experimental buildings with the inner size of 3×3×3 m3 located in Riga, Latvia. The buildings are equipped with different heating systems, such as an air-air heat pump, air-water heat pump, capillary heating mat on the ceiling and electric heater. Numerical simulation of air flow and heat transfer by convection, conduction and radiation is carried out using OpenFOAM software and compared with experimental data. Results are analysed regarding the temperature and air flow distribution as well as thermal comfort.

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Air Flow, Heat Transfer and Thermal Comfort in Buildings with Different Heating Systems

Laboratory for Mathematical Modelling of Technological and Environmental Processes, University of Latvia, 8 Zellu Str., Riga LV-1002, LATVIA

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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Monitoring of temperature, humidity and air flow velocity is performed in 5 experimental buildings with the inner size of 3×3×3 m3 located in Riga, Latvia. The...

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Air Flow, Heat Transfer and Thermal Comfort in Buildings with Different Heating Systems

Published Online: May 20, 2016

Page range: 20 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0010

Keywords
experimental buildings, monitoring system, numerical simulation, OpenFOAM, thermal comfort

© 2016 A. Sabanskis et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Air Flow, Heat Transfer and Thermal Comfort in Buildings with Different Heating Systems

Published Online: May 20, 2016

Page range: 20 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0010

Keywordsexperimental buildings, monitoring system, numerical simulation, OpenFOAM, thermal comfort

© 2016 A. Sabanskis et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
experimental buildings, monitoring system, numerical simulation, OpenFOAM, thermal comfort