Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates

<p dir="ltr">The building industry challenges have led researchers to develop a personalized conditioning system aiming to create a microclimate comfort zone around the occupant. Radiant cooling become prevalent due to their potential in affording both comfort and energy saving. Cons...

وصف كامل

محفوظ في:
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Nagham Ismail (17128861) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Djamel Ouahrani (17128864) (author)
منشور في: 2022
الموضوعات:
الوسوم: إضافة وسم
لا توجد وسوم, كن أول من يضع وسما على هذه التسجيلة!
_version_ 1864513554447597568
author Nagham Ismail (17128861)
author2 Djamel Ouahrani (17128864)
author2_role author
author_facet Nagham Ismail (17128861)
Djamel Ouahrani (17128864)
author_role author
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nagham Ismail (17128861)
Djamel Ouahrani (17128864)
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123185
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Modelling_of_cooling_radiant_cubicle_for_an_office_room_to_test_cooling_performance_thermal_comfort_and_energy_savings_in_hot_climates/24288022
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv CC BY 4.0
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Radiant cooling
Personal thermal comfort
CFD
Mathematical model
Cooling energy
Energy savings
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv Text
Journal contribution
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
text
contribution to journal
description <p dir="ltr">The building industry challenges have led researchers to develop a personalized conditioning system aiming to create a microclimate comfort zone around the occupant. Radiant cooling become prevalent due to their potential in affording both comfort and energy saving. Consequently, this study investigates the performance of a personalized cooling radiant cubicle (PCRC) combined with a conventional heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system in an office room in hot climates. PCRC performance is assessed by introducing a novel model that combines computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and mathematical simulation based on two criteria: the ability in creating a thermal comfort zone near the occupant at high set-point temperatures and the economic feasibility in terms of energy savings and pay-back period. The results demonstrate that PCRC (i) maintains a comfortable personal thermal environment in the desired zone (ii) reduces the thermal asymmetry (iii) improves the corresponding predicted percentage of dissatisfied (PPD) index. When compared to published experiment, it is shown that the developed model is valid with a maximum relative error of 5% underlining its accuracy and eliminating the need of a full-physics based model. Moreover, implementing PCRC reduces cooling energy by 18% compared to conventional system with a payback period between 6 and 7 years.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123185" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123185</a></p>
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
id Manara2_83971bf056b5c4e1032030ac7779d319
identifier_str_mv 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123185
network_acronym_str Manara2
network_name_str Manara2
oai_identifier_str oai:figshare.com:article/24288022
publishDate 2022
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository_id_str
rights_invalid_str_mv CC BY 4.0
spelling Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climatesNagham Ismail (17128861)Djamel Ouahrani (17128864)EngineeringElectrical engineeringElectronics, sensors and digital hardwareFluid mechanics and thermal engineeringRadiant coolingPersonal thermal comfortCFDMathematical modelCooling energyEnergy savings<p dir="ltr">The building industry challenges have led researchers to develop a personalized conditioning system aiming to create a microclimate comfort zone around the occupant. Radiant cooling become prevalent due to their potential in affording both comfort and energy saving. Consequently, this study investigates the performance of a personalized cooling radiant cubicle (PCRC) combined with a conventional heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system in an office room in hot climates. PCRC performance is assessed by introducing a novel model that combines computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and mathematical simulation based on two criteria: the ability in creating a thermal comfort zone near the occupant at high set-point temperatures and the economic feasibility in terms of energy savings and pay-back period. The results demonstrate that PCRC (i) maintains a comfortable personal thermal environment in the desired zone (ii) reduces the thermal asymmetry (iii) improves the corresponding predicted percentage of dissatisfied (PPD) index. When compared to published experiment, it is shown that the developed model is valid with a maximum relative error of 5% underlining its accuracy and eliminating the need of a full-physics based model. Moreover, implementing PCRC reduces cooling energy by 18% compared to conventional system with a payback period between 6 and 7 years.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123185" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123185</a></p>2022-04-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.energy.2022.123185https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Modelling_of_cooling_radiant_cubicle_for_an_office_room_to_test_cooling_performance_thermal_comfort_and_energy_savings_in_hot_climates/24288022CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/242880222022-04-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
Nagham Ismail (17128861)
Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Radiant cooling
Personal thermal comfort
CFD
Mathematical model
Cooling energy
Energy savings
status_str publishedVersion
title Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
title_full Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
title_fullStr Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
title_full_unstemmed Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
title_short Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
title_sort Modelling of cooling radiant cubicle for an office room to test cooling performance, thermal comfort and energy savings in hot climates
topic Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Radiant cooling
Personal thermal comfort
CFD
Mathematical model
Cooling energy
Energy savings