Course detail

Building physics 2

FAST-BHA030Acad. year: 2024/2025

Course is focused on mastering of selected software for stationary and non-stationary heat conduction simulations in 2D and 3D temperature field.
Students will get acquainted with the basic range of building physics tasks during the course. The knowledge will be used in follow-up courses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Roman Brzoň, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Fundamental knowledge of building design, building physics, building technical systems, mathematics and physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Successful conclusion of the course requiers:
- completing exercises with compulsory attendance,
- elaboration of all assignments,
- granting credit.


Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Students will get an overview of the basic issues of building physics modeling. Students will be able to:
- recognize and work with different software,
- solve basic problems in building physics in 2D and 3D
- assess stationary and non-stationary processes,
- determine the suitability of specific modeling methods for different tasks,
- perform and evaluate computer simulatioons.


Be able to work with software for thermal engineering calculations.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN 730540-1,2,3 a 4 v aktuálně platném znění. (CS)
Manuály k programům Mezera 2017 a Simulace 2018. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-EVB Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Kalousek, Ph.D.
Ing. et Ing. Lenka Gábrová, Ph.D.
Ing. František Vlach, Ph.D.
Ing. Štěpánka Chomová

Syllabus

1-2. Stationary 3D heat transfer: Introduction os suitable software, calculation and evaluation methods. 3. Stationary 3D heat transfer: Creation of a model for solving an example problem in 3D. 4. Stationary 3D heat transfer: Mesh generation, boundary conditions, calculation and evaluation of a example problem in 3D. Comparison with 2D solution. 5. Stationary 3D heat transfer: 3D modelling and calculations of point thermal bridge. 6. Stationary 3D heat transfer: 3D modelling and calculations of linear thermal bridge. 7. Non-stationary 3D heat transfer: Introduction os suitable software, calculation and evaluation methods. 8. Non-stationary 3D heat transfer: Creation of a model for solving an example problem in 3D (influence of non-stationary processes on indoor surface temperature). 9-10. Non-stationary behavior of building structures: Assessment of maximum temperature and maximum temperature drop in a critical room, fulfillment of requirements, different variants of solving. 11. Non-stationary behavior of building structures: Assessment of air flow in a ventilated air gap and in a cold flat roof. 12-13. Non-stationary behavior of structures: influence of air flow and moisture on building structures, moisture balance.