Investigation of Effects of Various Parameters On Radiant Cooled Buildings and Its Efficiency
Investigation of Effects of Various Parameters On Radiant Cooled Buildings and Its Efficiency
PARAMETERSONRADIANTCOOLED
BUILDINGSANDITSEFFICIENCY
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
HAMIRPUR (H.P.) 177005, INDIA
SUPERVISORDr. Prashant Kumar
WhatisRadiantSurface?
Radiantsurface:anexposedbuildingsurfaceincludingatubeorpiping
configuration installed for heat exchange within a conditioned space.
Radiantsurfacesmaybeusedforheatingorcooling.
Introduction
Radiant cooling technique remove the heat more efficiently than the
commercialairconditioningsystem.
Radiant systems are least expensive means to airconditioning of building
envelopewithouttheuseofmechanicaldevices.
It derive cooling directly from evaporation, convection, and radiation
withoutusinganyintermediateelectricaldevices.
Environmentfriendlyasitdoesntrequiresanyrefrigerant .
Principle
A radiant cooling system refers to a temperaturecontrolled surface that
cools the indoor temperatures by removing sensible heat and where more
thanhalfoftheheattransferoccursthroughthermalradiation.
Radiantcoolingcoolsafloororceilingbyabsorbingtheheatradiatedfrom
therestoftheroomandviceversaforheating.Whentheflooriscooled,it
is often referred to as radiant floor cooling; cooling the ceiling is usually
done
in
homes
with
radiant
panels.
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RadiantCoolingSystems
ChilledSlabs
CeilingPanels
DesignConsiderationsForRadiantCooling
Avoiddewpointtemperature
Avoidcondensation
HumidityControl
OperationalTemperatureandfloorfinishing
DesignComplexity
LITERATURE REVIEW
Objective
Performance of radiant
cooling surfaces with
respect to energy
consumption and thermal
comfort.
Approach used
Software tools
Experimental &
Simulation
TRNSYS
Simulation
Experimental
Simulation
EnergyPlus
Conclusion
Case study
Simulation
EnergyPlus
Possibility of coupling
outdoor air cooling and
radiant floor cooling under
hot and humid climate
conditions
Simulation
TRNSYS
Simulation
Performance evaluation of
radiant cooling system
integrated with airsystem
under different operational
strategies.
Simulation
Fluent,
EnergyPlus
Research Gap
Following topics are found for the further studies:
Integrated or coupled simulation between CFD and BES
System design and control for the RHC system that serves both heating and cooling
Extension of the current advanced control strategies into multizone control
Direct/indirect use of renewable energy (solar and geothermal) as a heat production
source
Effects of various Parameters such as Pipe diameter, spacing, pipe material on the
efficiency of the system.
Objectives
To study the effects of following Parameters using TRNSYS simulation
Pipe outside diameter
Pipe Spacing
Pipe material
Pipe wall thickness
Inlet mass flow rate
No. of fluid loops
Orientations such as vertical , floor , ceiling walls
ThankYou
Simulation has been done on TRNSYS by varying only ventilation air temp.
Graph between zone temperature and simulation time has been obtained.
WEATHER DETAILS
saket(28.51920N,77.21300E)
The sky was quite clear and the global solar
radiant exposure varied from 24.07(MJm -2day1
) in april to 17.79(MJm-2day-1) in August
Temperature of the ambient air (Tamb) varied
between 31C and 40C and Relative humidity
varied between 45 to 60.
INPUT DATA
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
VENTILATION RATE(KG/H)
30
VARIED (21,22)
2.85*2.85*2.65m
ZONE VOLUME(m3)
21.52
ZONE CAPACITANCE(KJ/K)
51.56
7.55
WINDOW AREA(m2)
1.51
NORTH
0.5
0.6
10
11
8.12
21
4.18
PIPE SPACING(m)
0.2
1.26
0.02
132
5.76
0.6
DAYTIME OCCUPANCY
-INTERNAL LOAD(W)
65
55/40
LIGHT(1 lamp,W)
RADIATIVE PART/CONVECTIVE PART/HUMIDITY
TOTAL HEAT GAIN(W/M2)
60%/40%/0
5
1.2
0.6
For 220c
PMV(PREDICTED MEAN
VOTE)
human comfort.
PMV criteria is in accordance with the current
data entered.