The present study examines the possibility of thermal comfort optimisation inside an office room where, due to historical heritage, it is possible to modify neither the energetic characteristic of the envelope nor the position of the inlet air vents. The distribution of global and local thermal comfort indices is evaluated in both heating and cooling conditions by establishing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model validated against experimental data. The obtained results demonstrate a striking asymmetry of the air velocity and temperature distribution due to the low energy efficiency of the building. In heating mode, the predicted mean vote (PMV) values were improved if the discharged air from the fan coil was at its maximal velocity. However, at the same time, the vertical air temperature gradient increased by around 0.5 C in each working station. In the cooling condition, in the absence of the solar radiation, the minimal air-flow rate satisfied the acceptable range of the draught rate (DR), whereas in the presence of a solar load, it could not meet the required cooling load in all positions, leading to higher floor temperature. The findings of this study allow for identifying and rearranging the optimal position of working stations in terms of thermal comfort.

Palka Bayard de Volo E., Pulvirenti B., Jahanbin A., Guidorzi P., Semprini G. (2023). Numerical Analysis on the Optimisation of Thermal Comfort Levels in an Office Located inside a Historical Building. APPLIED SCIENCES, 13(5), 1-19 [10.3390/app13052954].

Numerical Analysis on the Optimisation of Thermal Comfort Levels in an Office Located inside a Historical Building

Palka Bayard de Volo E.
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Pulvirenti B.
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Jahanbin A.;Guidorzi P.;Semprini G.
2023

Abstract

The present study examines the possibility of thermal comfort optimisation inside an office room where, due to historical heritage, it is possible to modify neither the energetic characteristic of the envelope nor the position of the inlet air vents. The distribution of global and local thermal comfort indices is evaluated in both heating and cooling conditions by establishing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model validated against experimental data. The obtained results demonstrate a striking asymmetry of the air velocity and temperature distribution due to the low energy efficiency of the building. In heating mode, the predicted mean vote (PMV) values were improved if the discharged air from the fan coil was at its maximal velocity. However, at the same time, the vertical air temperature gradient increased by around 0.5 C in each working station. In the cooling condition, in the absence of the solar radiation, the minimal air-flow rate satisfied the acceptable range of the draught rate (DR), whereas in the presence of a solar load, it could not meet the required cooling load in all positions, leading to higher floor temperature. The findings of this study allow for identifying and rearranging the optimal position of working stations in terms of thermal comfort.
2023
Palka Bayard de Volo E., Pulvirenti B., Jahanbin A., Guidorzi P., Semprini G. (2023). Numerical Analysis on the Optimisation of Thermal Comfort Levels in an Office Located inside a Historical Building. APPLIED SCIENCES, 13(5), 1-19 [10.3390/app13052954].
Palka Bayard de Volo E.; Pulvirenti B.; Jahanbin A.; Guidorzi P.; Semprini G.
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