Course detail

Environmental Building Simulation

FAST-DH74Acad. year: 2009/2010

Methods of hygrothermal modelling of constructions and indoor climate in buildings for non-stationary bounday conditions. Classes of modelling methods and thier sorting from the point of view of functional user possibilities for the environmental building simulation.
Introduction of control volume method for zone modelling. Methods of multi-zone integrated methods of heat and energy flows, and moisture transport in building constructions including evaluation of building services (HVAC systems) operation.
Simulation of indoor climate and energy efficiency of building in real time and scale for the reference outdoor climatic conditions in the format TRY (DRY).
Determination of boundary conditions of indoor and outdoor environment for the methods of dynamic simulation of indoor climate in buildings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Received knowledge enables students to use current simulation software for computer simulation and integrated methods for complex evaluation of indoor climate quality and energy evaluation of buildings.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of numerical methods, building physics, basic knowledge in building climatology and technical meteorology. Survey knowledge about building construction systems and building services (HVAC systems). Knowledge of passive and active solar systems and technologies enable use of renewable energy in buildings.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Overview of building performance simulation. Classes of modelling method.
2. Introduction of modelling energy flowpast and heat transfer in multi zone building models.
3. Introduction in control volume methods for multi-zone moddeling.
4. Analytical formulations for dynamic building energy modelling-time and frequency domain response function methods.
5. Formulations of the numerical method by deriving conservation equations for characteristic control volumes.
6. Demonstration of conservation equation-set formulation for a simple building example.
7. Derivation of the complementary approaches to the modelling of inter- and intra-room air movement and moisture flow within the building fabric.
8. Application of the theory of numerical methods from lecture 5 to heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), renewable energy conservation and control system.
9. Introduction in models for the technical sub-systems for the parameters of the conservation equations and non-stationary boundary conditions.
10. Classification of boundary conditions: weather, non-ortogonal gemetry, shading and insulation, short wave and longwave radiation exchange, surface convection.
11. Examples of simulation in the real-time and real scale context of design practice.
12. Methods of validation of building models for energy simulation in buildings.
13. Analysis of simulation results for evaluation of indoor climate and energy efficiency of buildings.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Aim of the subject is acquainted students with the control volume method and other numerical methods determined for analysis of non-stationary phenomenas in building constructions and indoor climate of buildings.
Received knowledge enable students to use evailable simulation software for simulation in buildings for the evaluation and classification of quality of indoor climate, energy efficiency of buildings and operation of building services (HVAC systems) with use of integrated simulation and zone modelling.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-K-C-SI Doctoral

    branch PST , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme D-P-C-SI Doctoral

    branch PST , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer