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A numerical simulation tool for predicting the impact of outdoor thermal environment on building energy performance

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  • He, Jiang
  • Hoyano, Akira
  • Asawa, Takashi

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A building affects its surrounding environment, and conversely its indoor environment is influenced by its surroundings. In order to obtain a more accurate prediction of the indoor thermal environment, it is necessary to consider the interactions between the indoor and outdoor thermal environments. However, there is still a lack of numerical simulation tools available for predicting the interactions between indoor and outdoor microclimate that take into account the influences of outdoor spatial conditions (such as building forms and tree shapes) and various urban surface materials. This present paper presents a simulation tool for predicting the effect of outdoor thermal environment on building thermal performance (heating/cooling loads, indoor temperature) in an urban block consisting of several buildings, trees, and other structures. The simulation tool is a 3D CAD-based design tool, which makes it possible to reproduce the spatial forms of buildings and constructed surface materials in detail. The outdoor thermal environment is evaluated in terms of external surface temperature and mean radiant temperature (MRT). Simulated results of these temperatures can be visualized on a color 3D display. Building heating/cooling loads and indoor air temperature (internal surface temperature) can also be simulated. In this study, a simulation methodology is described, and a sensitivity analysis is conducted for a wooden detached house under different outdoor conditions (building coverage, adjacent building height, surrounding with trees or no-trees). Simulation results show that the simulation tool developed in this study is capable of quantifying the influences of outdoor configurations and surface materials on both indoor and outdoor environments.

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  • He, Jiang & Hoyano, Akira & Asawa, Takashi, 2009. "A numerical simulation tool for predicting the impact of outdoor thermal environment on building energy performance," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 86(9), pages 1596-1605, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:86:y:2009:i:9:p:1596-1605
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