LoginThe purpose of this paper is to explain the indoor thermal radiation environment of the human body in detail. Using a 3-D human body model, shape factor calculations between a human body and surroundings are executed.
IBPSA 2003 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
International Building Simulation Conference 2003, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Contains 190 papers.
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Shape factor calculation and visualization for the influence of the thermal enviroment on the human body | 2003 | English
The lightswich wizard: reliable daylight simulations for initial design investigation | 2003 | English
A web-based, non-expert daylighting analysis tool has been developed to support daylighting-related design decisions in peripheral private offices during an early design stage.
Predicting human geometry-related factors for detailed radiation analysis in indoor spaces | 2003 | English
In this study, formulae for predicting projected area factors and view factors of individual body parts of standing and sedentary humans for detailed radiation analysis were developed.
The sky view factor indicates the relationship between the visible area of the sky and the area covered by urban structures.
Numerical simulation on the prevention effect of the cold draft along the window in wintertime | 2003 | English
This study is aimed to contribute to energy saving and to achieve the indoor thermal comfort by preventing the down draft along the window in building with less heating energy than the common equipment, e.g. FCU.
A computer-model is used to simulate the evacuation of the occupants in a building.
Room air conditioners: determination of empirical corelations for predicting building energy consumption | 2003 | English
Two room air conditioners were modeled in order to predict the total cooling capacity, the sensible cooling capacity and the Energy Efficiency Ratio (E.E.R.) of each appliance.
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
This paper describes a performance-based evolution model using GA as the evolution algorithm and CFD as the evaluation mechanism.
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.
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.
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.
Radiant heating and cooling, including building component embedded systems, have become a common heating and/or cooling technology in the recent few years.
The Design Analysis Integration (DAI)-Initiative aims to steer towards new solutions for design analysis integration.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The international building physics toolbox (IBPT) is a software library specially constructed for HAM system analysis in building physics.
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.