RADIANT

COOLING AND
RADIANT
HEATING
BY
MOHAMED FIRASH P
MS5
2101020787
 Content
s
▶ Introduction
▶ Conventional Heating and cooling
▶ Radiant heating and cooling
▶ Construction details and process involved
▶ Advantages and disadvantages of radiant cooling
▶ Advantages and disadvantages of radiant heating
▶ Conclusion
▶ References
 • INTRODUCTION
▶ Radiant floor is a low temperature heating and high temperature
cooling system.
▶ Large space buildings, such as airport terminals and railway
stations,
▶ Suitable for large space buildings.
▶ It operates using a water temperature that is close to room
temperature, with high efficiency heat pumps and low
distributed energy consumption.
• CONVENTIONAL HEATING
AND
COOLING
1. HEATING
▶ Heaters are appliances whose purpose is to generate heat
▶ Convection, conduction, or radiation.
▶ The use of water as the heat transfer medium is known as
hydronic.
2 .VENTILATION
▶ changing or replacing air in any space
▶ Temperature control, oxygen replenishment, and removal of
moisture, odours, smoke, heat, dust, airborne bacteria, and
carbon dioxide.
▶ Ventilating a building may be divided into
mechanical/forced and natural type.
3. AIR CONDITIONING
▶ Provides cooling and humidity control for all or part of a
building.
▶ the system intended to maintain constant indoor air
conditions.
4. DRAWBACKS OF HVAC SYSTEM
▶ These systems heat the air which is having low heat capacity.
▶ These systems use standalone radiators
▶ Spaces with large air volumes and large amounts of
unavoidable infiltration,
▶ There are duct losses
 • RADIANT HEATING AND
COOLING
1. RADIANT HEATING
▶ Modern radiant heating systems are generally heated floors
▶ A warmed floor will heat air that will rise and distribute itself
▶ Electric resistance heating
▶ Heated by water in a circulating loop.
▶ Hydronic pipes
▶ Hydronic heating is the most affordable and by far the most
common.
2.RADIANT COOLING
▶ Radiant cooling systems are generally chilled ceiling beams or
panels, to take advantage of convective air cooling as well as
mean radiant temperature.
▶ Convection is more important for radiant ceiling panels and
beams
because, unlike radiant floors, no one will touch these surfaces.
▶ Smaller areas than radiant floor systems.
▶ The more humid the indoor air, the more area is needed for
radiant cooling.
 • CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
AND PROCESS
INVOLVED

1. RADIANT COOLING
▶ A radiant cooling system refers to a temperature-controlled
surface that cools indoor temperatures by removing
sensible heat
▶ Occurs through thermal radiation.
▶ The process of radiant exchange has a negligible effect on air
temperature
2.SYSTEM DESIGN
▶ Radiant cooling systems are usually hydronic.
▶ The circulating water only needs to be 2-4°C below the
desired indoor air temperature.
▶ The majority of the cooling process results from
removing sensible heat through radiant exchange .
▶ Radiant cooling systems potentially offer reductions in
cooling energy consumption.
▶ Radiant cooling may also be integrated with other energy-
efficient
strategies.
3.SYSTEM TYPES
▶ CHILLED SLABS
Radiant cooling from a slab can be delivered to a space from
the floor or ceiling.
Delivering cooling from the ceiling has several advantages.
Chilled slabs, compared to panels, offer more significant
thermal mass and therefore can take better advantage of
outside diurnal temperatures swings.
Cost less per unit of surface area, and are more integrated with
structure.
4.INSTALLATION TYPES
▶ Radiant Floor Heating and Cooling (FHC)
1. With insulation underneath to condition the space above .
2. Creates a heated/cooled floor for the space above .
3. Common in slab-on-grade buildings
4. Uni-directional heating/cooling
▶ RADIANT CEILING HEATING AND COOLING (CHC)
1. Suspended panels with embedded small diameter PEX
mini-pipes, plastered‖ over
2. Surfaces can absorb radiant heat from below and from warm
air
3. Cooled surfaces can be strategically located
above warm occupied areas
4. Ideal for factories, classrooms, stores
5. This is Uni-directional heat transfer .
▶ RADIANT WALL HEATING AND COOLING (WHC)
1. Small diameter pipes are attached to walls then plastered‖
over .
2. Pipes may be run from the floor as the same circuit, same fluid
3. Pipes may be run as a separate circuit
6.INDOORS
▶ Radiant heating heats a building through radiant heat,
rather than conventional methods such as radiators
(mostly convection heating)
▶ Under floor radiant heating has long been widespread in
China and
Korea.
▶ Underfloor heating systems, electric or hydraulic Wall
heating systems, Radiant ceiling panels .
7.OUTDOORS
▶ Once you heat the outside air, it will blow away with air
movement.
▶ Even in a no-wind condition, the buoyance effects will
carry away the hot air.
▶ Outdoor radiant heaters allow specific spaces within an
outdoor area to be targeted, warming only the people
and objects in their path.
▶ Underfloor heating systems , electric or hydraulic, Wall
heating systems, Radiant ceiling panels .
▶ Patio heaters
 • ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF
RADIANT
COOLING
ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGES
S
▶ Condensation
▶ Less energy required ▶ Lower system capacity
▶ Chilled water supply ▶ Limits design choice
▶ Lower energy
consumption
 • ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF
RADIANT
HEATING
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
▶ Radiant floor heating
▶ Substantial upfront cost
provides superior comfort
▶ Risk of leaks in hydronic systems
▶ Heating can be
directed to specific ▶ Risk of fire in electric systems
zones
▶ Difficult to access for repairs
▶ Dual purpose units
 • CONCLUSION

Thermal comfort is one of the indispensable factors in

designing heating and cooling systems. Energy efficient systems
are required to replace conventional systems used in most
commercial and residential buildings. The conventional
systems contribute largely to greenhouse gas emissions which
has adverse effects on environment.
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