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A parametric study on radiant floor heating system performance

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  • Sattari, S.
  • Farhanieh, B.

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Efficient radiant heating systems are promising technologies for energy saving in commercial and building sectors together with improving occupant thermal comfort. However, the thermal performance of radiant systems in buildings has not been fully understood and accounted for in currently available building energy simulation software. In this paper, the effects of design parameters on performance of a typical radiant floor heating system have been studied using finite element method. A radiant heating system includes a number of pipes filled with hot water. Therefore, several design parameters such as pipe diameter, type (material), number, thickness and cover of system are affected on the value of transferred heat. In this study, transient conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer mechanisms are considered meanwhile analyzing the typical problem by using a finite element method solver. It is noted that the type and thickness of the floor cover are the most important parameters in the design of radiant heating systems.

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  • Sattari, S. & Farhanieh, B., 2006. "A parametric study on radiant floor heating system performance," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 31(10), pages 1617-1626.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:31:y:2006:i:10:p:1617-1626
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.09.009
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    1. Ahn, Byung-Cheon & Song, Jae-Yeob, 2010. "Control characteristics and heating performance analysis of automatic thermostatic valves for radiant slab heating system in residential apartments," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 1615-1624.
    2. Abdelkader Laafer & Djaffar Semmar & Abdelkader Hamid & Mahmoud Bourouis, 2021. "Thermal and Surface Radiosity Analysis of an Underfloor Heating System in a Bioclimatic Habitat," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-17, June.
    3. Zhiyong Yang & Yiping Wang & Li Zhu, 2011. "Building Space Heating with a Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Using Roof-Integrated Solar Collectors," Energies, MDPI, vol. 4(3), pages 1-13, March.
    4. Wang, Zhe & Luo, Maohui & Geng, Yang & Lin, Borong & Zhu, Yingxin, 2018. "A model to compare convective and radiant heating systems for intermittent space heating," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 215(C), pages 211-226.
    5. Chenxiao Zheng & Shijun You & Huan Zhang & Zeqin Liu & Wandong Zheng & Zhenjing Wu & Man Fan, 2020. "Defrosting Performance Improvement of Air-Source Heat Pump Combined Refrigerant Direct-Condensation Radiant Floor Heating System with Phase Change Material," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-17, September.
    6. Zhao, Kang & Liu, Xiao-Hua & Jiang, Yi, 2016. "Application of radiant floor cooling in large space buildings – A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 1083-1096.

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