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- Title
CFD SIMULATIONS OF THERMAL COMFORT IN NATURALLY VENTILATED PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS.
- Authors
STEVANOVIĆ, Žana Ž.; ILIĆ, Gradimir S.; VUKIĆ, Mića V.; ŽIVKOVIĆ, Predrag M.; BLAGOJEVIĆ, Bratislav D.; BANJAC, Miloš J.
- Abstract
The purpose of thermal comfort is to specify the combinations of indoor space environment and personal factors that will produce thermal environment conditions acceptable to 80% or more of the occupants within a space. Naturally ventilated indoors has a very complex air movement, which depends on numerous variables such as: outdoor interaction, intensity of infiltration, the number of openings, the thermal inertia of walls, occupant behaviors, etc. The most important mechanism for naturally ventilated indoors is the intensity of infiltration and thermal buoyancy mechanism. In this study the objective was to determine indicators of thermal comfort for children, by the CFD model based on experimental measurements with modification on turbulent and radiant heat transfer mathematical model. The case study was selected on school children of 8 and 9 years in „France Presern” primary school in Belgrade. The purpose was to evaluate the relationships between the indoor environment and the subjective responses. Also there was analysis of infiltration and stack effect based on meteorological data on site. The main parameters that were investigated are: operative temperature, radiant temperature, concentration of CO2, and air velocity. The new correction of turbulence and radiative heat transfer models has been validated by comparison with experimental data using additional statistical indicators. It was found that both turbulence model correct and the new radiative model of nontransparent media have a significant influence on CFD data set accuracy.
- Subjects
THERMAL comfort; SPACE environment; HEATING &; ventilation of school buildings; PRIMARY schools; HEAT transfer
- Publication
Thermal Science, 2016, Vol 20, pS287
- ISSN
0354-9836
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.2298/TSCI150414171S