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Article: Simulation and measurement of air temperatures and mean radiant temperatures in a radiantly heated indoor space

TitleSimulation and measurement of air temperatures and mean radiant temperatures in a radiantly heated indoor space
Authors
KeywordsCFD simulation
Mean radiant temperature
Radiant heating
Issue Date2020
Citation
Energy, 2020, v. 193, article no. 116369 How to Cite?
AbstractDetermining variations in air temperature and mean radiant temperature (MRT), two primary environmental parameters directly linked to thermal comfort, can be challenging. The ease and effectiveness of both measurement and simulation are quite different for determining air temperature and MRT. We review these challenges and present an experiment demonstrating how these differences in complexity and resolution can lead to challenges coupling these variables, whose effect on thermal comfort is interdependent. Bearing these challenges in mind, we measured and simulated the air temperatures and MRTs inside a radiantly heated high bay laboratory space. We found the spatial variation of the MRTs to vary by 5 °C at the elevation of 1.3 m, which is much larger than the variations observed in air temperature. The variations in measured air temperature were up to 2 °C. This calls for improvement to current tools and methodologies for measuring and simulating the radiant environment, particularly at locations closer to the exterior envelope where hot and cold surfaces affect both air temperature and MRT. It is important to improve the evaluation techniques for MRT, as we observe its spatial variation to be much greater than that of air temperature, while its measurement is limited and usually ignored in practice.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/334638
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dc.contributor.authorGuo, Hongshan-
dc.contributor.authorFerrara, Maria-
dc.contributor.authorColeman, James-
dc.contributor.authorLoyola, Mauricio-
dc.contributor.authorMeggers, Forrest-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-20T06:49:34Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-20T06:49:34Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationEnergy, 2020, v. 193, article no. 116369-
dc.identifier.issn0360-5442-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/334638-
dc.description.abstractDetermining variations in air temperature and mean radiant temperature (MRT), two primary environmental parameters directly linked to thermal comfort, can be challenging. The ease and effectiveness of both measurement and simulation are quite different for determining air temperature and MRT. We review these challenges and present an experiment demonstrating how these differences in complexity and resolution can lead to challenges coupling these variables, whose effect on thermal comfort is interdependent. Bearing these challenges in mind, we measured and simulated the air temperatures and MRTs inside a radiantly heated high bay laboratory space. We found the spatial variation of the MRTs to vary by 5 °C at the elevation of 1.3 m, which is much larger than the variations observed in air temperature. The variations in measured air temperature were up to 2 °C. This calls for improvement to current tools and methodologies for measuring and simulating the radiant environment, particularly at locations closer to the exterior envelope where hot and cold surfaces affect both air temperature and MRT. It is important to improve the evaluation techniques for MRT, as we observe its spatial variation to be much greater than that of air temperature, while its measurement is limited and usually ignored in practice.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofEnergy-
dc.subjectCFD simulation-
dc.subjectMean radiant temperature-
dc.subjectRadiant heating-
dc.titleSimulation and measurement of air temperatures and mean radiant temperatures in a radiantly heated indoor space-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.energy.2019.116369-
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dc.identifier.volume193-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 116369-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 116369-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000518699000011-

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