Artículo
Modelling of surface and inner wall temperatures in the analysis of courtyard thermal performances in Mediterranean climates
Autor/es | López Cabeza, Victoria Patricia
Carmona Molero, F.J. Rubino, Samuele Rivera Gómez, Carlos Alberto Fernández Nieto, Enrique Domingo Galán-Marín, Carmen Chacón Rebollo, Tomás |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Matemática Aplicada I (ETSII) Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas I (ETSA) Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ecuaciones Diferenciales y Análisis Numérico |
Fecha de publicación | 2021 |
Fecha de depósito | 2021-06-02 |
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Resumen | Courtyards are an effective passive strategy for improving the energy performance of buildings.
However, there is a lack of accurate simulation tools for their thermal performance due to their
complex thermodynamics. ... Courtyards are an effective passive strategy for improving the energy performance of buildings. However, there is a lack of accurate simulation tools for their thermal performance due to their complex thermodynamics. This paper’s contribution is the coupling of a CFD model with a system of differential equations at the walls, governing surface and inner wall temperatures, providing an accurate computation of courtyard thermal performance. On this basis, boundary conditions for the standard Boussinesq equations governing temperatures, wind velocity, and pressure within the courtyard are established. Modelling results are compared with monitored data in two days of different months in a courtyard in Seville (Spain). Simultaneously, simulations carried out by existing software were performed. Resulting data showed more accuracy than existing tools, with a Root Mean Square Error of 1.19 (August) and 1.59 (October), while the corresponding values with ENVI-met were 3.31-3.4, and with Ladybug Tools 2.59-4.49. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (MECD). España |
Identificador del proyecto | MTM2015-64577-C2-1-R
MTM2015-64577-C2-2-R RTI2018-093521-B-C31 RTI2018-093521-B-C33 FPU17/05036 |
Cita | López Cabeza, V.P., Carmona Molero, F.J., Rubino, S., Rivera Gómez, C.A., Fernández Nieto, E.D., Galán Marín, . y Chacón Rebollo, T. (2021). Modelling of surface and inner wall temperatures in the analysis of courtyard thermal performances in Mediterranean climates. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 14 (2), 181-202. |
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