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- Title
Influence of building orientation and thermal mass configuration on the prediction of Natural Ventilation Potential (NVP) of various climates of India.
- Authors
Nagaraju, Dora; Mendu, Siva Subrahmanyam; Chinta, Neelima Devi
- Abstract
Natural ventilation potential (NVP) of a climate is a theoretical basis, and it gains importance due to the promising need for building energy conservation while conceding required thermal comfort conditions. A modified NVP analytical model is proposed by considering parameters involved in the earlier models (Yang et al., Build Environ 40:738–746, 2005; Luo et al., Build Environ 42:2289–2298, 2007). The effect of the dynamic thermal behavior of the wall/roof and building orientation on the indoor air temperature has been evaluated. The analytical model is applied to 11 major cities of India that belong to composite, hot-dry, temperate, and warm-humid climates. Five different envelope configurations are analyzed to envisage the NVP of concern climate (ED-I to ED-V). The results show that the effect of dynamic thermal response factors on the NVP is significant, and optimization of thermal response factors in addition to the U-value is mandatory. The impact of wind frequency on the selection of building orientation is substantial since it influences the total heat gained by the building envelope. Moreover, it is perceived that the optimum building orientation is independent of the climate and weather conditions. ED-II and ED-III are energy-efficient envelopes for composite, temperate, warm-humid, and hot-dry climates. The results revealed that the Mumbai climate has the highest NVP of 66% while the building is oriented in an E-W direction, and the lowest is observed for Jodhpur, i.e., 44% of the year when the building is in the NE-SW direction. The model helps the building architectural designers envisage the true NVP and assess the suitability of the building for natural ventilation.
- Subjects
JODHPUR (India); INDIA; MUMBAI (India); NATURAL ventilation; ENERGY conservation in buildings; ENTHALPY; BUILDING envelopes; THERMAL comfort
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2024, Vol 31, Issue 23, p34415
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-024-33496-3