Untersuchungen zu Herstellungs‐ und Instandhaltungs kosten von unterschiedlichen Konzepten zur Sicherstellung der Dauerhaftigkeit von Parkbauten

Research of production and maintenance costs for alternative concepts to ensure the durability of parking buildings There is currently an intense discussion about how to ensure the durability of parking buildings. Without having carried out a comprehensive cost analysis for the alternatives for durability concepts costs are nevertheless used as an argument for or against a certain execution. In this publication the costs of various execution concepts are compared on the basis of a virtual two‐storey underground garage with standard dimensions for the two major components of ”suspended ceiling“ and ”baseplate“. For instance the cost analysis includes the production costs for the minimum reinforcement in dependence of the examined surface protection or of the waterproofing system respectively. Furthermore the costs for maintenance, inspection and repair among other aspects are compared in dependence of the surface protecting system for a service life of 50 years. This cost approach takes into account consists of market fluctuations as well as scheduled maintenance cycles by considering medium, minimum and maximum costs. For the suspended ceiling the following coating or waterproofing systems respectively are examined: surface protection system ”OS 11“; ”mastic asphalt (single/double layer) with asphalt sheeting ”; ”mastic asphalt (single/double layer) with surface protection systems OS 10“ and ”PMMA“ protecting surface system. For the base plate two load cases are investigated: ”water exchange zone“ (WW) and ”water pressure“ (WD) in combination with the following surface protection systems: ”OS 11“, ”mastic asphalt (single/double layer) with asphalt sheeting“ and ”OS 8 with accompanying crack treatment“. For the ongoing maintenance costs, engineering values are chosen in accordance to the current state of knowledge. It is expected that current research projects are going to provide scientific results in the near future allowing an update of this cost analysis.     

Estimation of non-linear continuous time models for the heat exchange dynamics of building integrated photovoltaic modules

This paper focuses on a method for linear or non-linear continuous time modelling of physical systems using discrete time data. This approach facilitates a more appropriate modelling of more realistic non-linear systems. Particularly concerning advanced building components, convective and radiative heat interchanges are non-linear effects and represent significant contributions in a variety of components such as photovoltaic integrated façades or roofs and those using these effects as passive cooling strategies, etc. Since models are approximations of the physical system and data is encumbered with measurement errors it is also argued that it is important to consider stochastic models.     

Modelica-based modelling and simulation to support research and development in building energy and control systems

Traditional building simulation programs possess attributes that make them difficult to use for the design and analysis of building energy and control systems and for the support of model-based research and development of systems that may not already be implemented in these programs. This article presents characteristic features of such applications, and it shows how equation-based object-oriented modelling can meet requirements that arise in such applications. Next, the implementation of an open-source component model library for building energy systems is presented. The library has been developed using the equation-based object-oriented Modelica modelling language. Technical challenges of modelling and simulating such systems are discussed. Research needs are presented to make this technology accessible to user groups that have more stringent requirements with respect to the numerical robustness of simulation than a research community may have. Two examples are presented in which models from the here described library were used. The first example describes the design of a controller for a nonlinear model of a heating coil using model reduction and frequency domain analysis. The second example describes the tuning of control parameters for a static pressure reset controller of a variable air volume flow system. The tuning has been done by solving a non-convex optimization problem that minimizes fan energy subject to state constraints.     

Overview of EPA's wet-weather flow research program

This paper presents an overview of the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) wet-weather flow (WWF) research program. Research priorities for 2001 are presented. In 1996, EPA issued the “Risk Management Research Plan for Wet Weather Flows”, a plan that presents specific WWF problems and anticipated research approaches to solve them. Within each area, the state-of-the-art knowledge is presented and the unknowns cited; research questions to address the unknown are also posed. In the time since November 1996, other organizations, notably the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), have reviewed WWF research programs and developed associated research needs reports.     

An algorithm for calculating convection coefficients for internal building surfaces for the case of mixed flow in rooms

The treatment of convective heat transfer at internal building surfaces has a significant impact on the simulation of heat and air flow. Accurate approaches for the range of flow regimes experienced within buildings (buoyant flow adjacent to walls, buoyant plumes rising from radiators, fan-driven flows, etc.) are required, as is the ability to select an appropriate method for the case at hand and to adapt modelling to changes in the flow.A new approach — drawing upon previously published methods — has been developed for modelling mixed convection within mechanically ventilated rooms. It is applicable for rooms ventilated with ceiling mounted diffusers and is appropriate for both heating and cooling. ESP-r simulations performed with the mixed flow model indicate that the prediction of heating and cooling loads is highly sensitive to the treatment of surface convection and that significant errors can result if an inappropriate model is employed. The results also reveal that the choice of convection algorithm can influence design decisions drawn from a simulation-based analysis.     

Heating and cooling in high-rise buildings using facade-integrated transparent solar thermal collector systems

New facades of high-rise buildings often include renewable energy converters to allow “green building” operation. At the same time, numerous tenants value visual transparency. Transparent solar thermal collectors (TSTCs) aim at decreasing the non-renewable primary energy demand and increasing the visual transparency at the same time. On the one hand, this paper presents the main modelling challenges that arise when considering building facades and especially integrated TSTC systems. New transient systems simulation (TRNSYS) [Beckman, W. A., L. Broman, A. Fiksel, S. A. Klein, E. Lindberg, M. Schuler, and J. Thornton. 1994. “TRNSYS The Most Complete Solar Energy System Modelling and Simulation Software.” Renewable Energy 5 (1–4): 486–488] types have been especially developed for this purpose. A simplified model is presented for comparison purposes. On the other hand, the overall performance for a building with facade-integrated TSTC, as measured by its non-renewable primary energy demand, is treated. This is achieved by considering a complete simulation model coupling the TSTC, building and heating, ventilation and air conditioning operation. Possibilities for primary energy savings are investigated using the building mass as additional thermal storage.     

A combined experimental and simulation method for appraising the energy performance of green roofs in Ningbo’s Chinese climate

A passive means of lowering the energy demand of buildings is the application of green roofs. The complexity between heat and moisture exchanges in green roof layers and the large variations of green roof types make the need for experimental or simulation assessments necessary for quantifying the energy benefits from green roofs. The current treatment of green roofs in simulation programs is either over-simplistic, for example by ignoring heat and moisture exchanges such as evapotranspiration, or the more advanced models have limitations and require inputs that are rarely available in practice. In this paper a combination of experimental and modelling techniques are used to assess the potential heating and cooling load reductions from the application of green roofs in the subtropical climate of Ningbo in China. The method provides a generalised energy performance assessment of green roofs in Ningbo by overcoming the limitations of existing green roof simulation models.     

Optimization of cooling load for a lecture theatre in a composite climate in India

A lecture theatre with dimension 16 m × 8.4 m × 3.6 m located at Roorkee (28.58°N, 77.20°E) in the northern region of India, is selected to calculate the monthly and annual cooling load (kWh) and cooling capacity of air conditioning system by a computer simulation. The paper also presents the results of a study investigating the effect of different glazing systems on windows and the reduction in building cooling load. DesignBuilder software has been used for the computer simulation for calculating the cooling load. The paper aims to investigate the reduction in thermal gains and cooling load requirements by varying the U-values of different glazing types, insulating the ceiling, providing cool roofs, interior and exterior insulation on walls, and replacing the conventional fluorescent tube lamp (FTL) by energy efficient compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). Installation of false ceiling, wall insulation, different glazing types and lighting systems are cost effective with normalized annual saving ranging from 17% to 19.8% from this retrofitting project. Furthermore, the study also highlights the potential of reducing the emission of CO₂ and equivalent carbon credit. Retrofitting techniques strongly influence the level of energy saving, although the payback period is generally quite long of order 8 years.     

Experimental investigation of PCM cold storage

This article presents an experimental analysis of cooling buildings using nighttime cold accumulation in a phase change material (PCM), otherwise known as the “free-cooling principle”. Studies of the ceiling and floor free-cooling principle, as well as passive cooling, are presented. The free-cooling principle is explained and some of the types of PCMs suitable for summer cooling are listed. An experiment was conducted using paraffin with a melting point of 22 °C as the PCM to store cold during the nighttime and to cool hot air during the daytime in summer. Air temperatures and heat fluxes as a function of time are presented for different air velocities and inlet temperatures.     

Indirect evaporative cooling potential in air–water systems in temperate climates

Recent developments have prompted a review of evaporative cooling technology as an effective means of cooling modern deep plan buildings. Prominent among these developments is the success of high temperature sensible cooling systems, particularly, chilled ceilings, which require a supply of cooling water at 14–18 °C. Crucial to the success of evaporative cooling technology, as a significant means of cooling in modern applications, is the ability to generate cooling water, in an indirect circuit, at a temperature which closely approaches the ambient adiabatic saturation temperature (AST) or wet bulb temperature (WBT). Recent experimental research has demonstrated that it is technically viable to generate such cooling water at a temperature of 3 K above the ambient AST.While the frequency of ambient AST occurrence can be obtained from meteorological sources, there is little in-depth analysis of the potential for this form of cooling water generation, based on the approach temperatures which have now been shown to be viable. The decision to use an evaporative cooling system depends largely on an assessment, in-depth, of net energy saved against capital expended. Such an assessment requires detailed data on the availability of cooling water, generated by evaporation, for each location. This paper quantifies evaporative cooling availability in-depth for a northern and southern European city, Dublin and Milan and suggests a method of analysing such data for any world wide location, for which suitable meteorological records are available. The paper, incorporates recent experimental research findings and bases the availability analysis on meteorological test reference weather year data.The results of this research confirm a major potential for the generation of cooling water by evaporative means, which can be used to provide effective cooling of deep plan buildings by means of contemporary water based sensible cooling systems, such as fan coil systems, radiant chilled ceiling panels and ceiling cooling convectors (chilled beams). While the technique offers most potential in locations with a northern European temperate climate, it has significant potential to contribute to cooling in some southern European cities, during the non-summer months and also at other times, particularly where load shaving techniques are incorporated.     

Assessing scalability of a low-voltage distribution grid co-simulation through functional mock-up interface

State-of-the-art Modelica tools for modelling and simulating multi-physical systems have reached certain maturity among the building physics community. Hence, simulation is widely used for control, sizing and performance assessment of energy systems. However, serious efficiency issues arise for large-scale models. This article proposes a practical application of co-simulation methods on detailed district energy systems. The aim of this study is to assess performance and scalability of co-simulation through functional mock-up interfaces on a detailed and multi-physical district model. In particular, we propose a comparative analysis between classical simulation and co-simulation methods and a scalability analysis on a growing number of buildings. The models have been implemented using Modelica language and the OpenIDEAS library. A decomposition approach is taken for modelling the entire system, while stochasticity in the inputs is taken into account. Results are presented for various integration scenarios, including a classical integrated simulation for reference and co-simulations involving different master-algorithms within Dymola and DACCOSIM 2017. Scenarios are compared in terms of speed-up and accuracy of principal physical quantities representing key performance indicators such as indoor temperature, current and voltage at building's connection. The analysis shows that co-simulation can run up to 90 times faster than the integrated simulation for 24 buildings, while ensuring acceptable accuracy.     

Development of a radiant heating and cooling model for building energy simulation software

Efficient radiant heating and cooling systems are promising technologies in slashing energy bills and improving occupant thermal comfort in buildings with low-energy demands such as houses and residential buildings. However, the thermal performance of radiant systems in buildings has not been fully understood and accounted for in currently available building energy simulation software. The challenging tasks to improve the applicability of radiant systems are the development of an accurate prediction model and its integration in the energy simulation software. This paper addresses the development of a semi-analytical model for radiant heating and cooling systems for integration in energy simulation software that use the one-dimensional numerical modeling to calculate the heat transfer within the building construction assemblies. The model combines the one-dimensional numerical model of the energy simulation software with a two-dimensional analytical model. The advantage of this model over the one-dimensional one is that it accurately predict the contact surface temperature of the circuit-tubing and the adjacent medium, required to compute the boiler/chiller power, and the minimum and maximum ceiling/floor temperatures, required for moisture condensation (ceiling cooling systems), thermal comfort (heating floor systems) and controls. The model predictions for slab-on-grade heating systems compared very well with the results from a full two-dimensional numerical model.     

Effect of fa?ade systems on the performance of cooling ceilings: In situ measurements

This article presents an innovative fa?ade system designed to increase the thermal comfort inside an office room and to enhance the cooling capacity of the suspended cooling ceiling. A series of measurements is conducted in an existing office building with different fa?ade systems (i.e., a combination of glazing and shading). An innovative fa?ade system is developed based on this intensive set of measurements. The new system enhances the thermal comfort and cooling capacity of the suspended cooling ceiling. The main usage of the new system is the refurbishment and improvement of existing fa?ade systems.     

Buildings.Occupants: a Modelica package for modelling occupant behaviour in buildings

Energy-related occupant behaviour is crucial to design and operation of energy and control systems in buildings. Occupant behaviours are often oversimplified as static schedules or settings in building performance simulation ignoring their stochastic nature. The continuous and dynamic interaction between occupants and building systems motivates their simultaneous simulation in an efficient manner. In the past, simultaneous simulation has relied on co-simulation approaches or customized source code changes to building simulation programmes. This paper presents Buildings. Occupants, an open-source package implemented in Modelica, for the simulation of occupant behaviours of lighting, windows, blinds, heating and air conditioning systems in office and residential buildings. Examples were presented to illustrate how the models in the Occupants package are capable to simulate stochastic occupant behaviours. The major contribution of this work is to introduce the equation-based modelling approach to simulate occupant behaviours in buildings and to develop an open-source Occupants package in the Modelica language.     

Principles of Constraint–Consistent Activity‐Based Transport Modeling

Abstract: This article presents “constraint–consistent activity‐based models” (CCAB), a new type of transport model that is a generalization and combination of activity‐based models and the traditional multistage transport modeling framework. Ensuring maximum consistency between the micro‐, meso‐, and macrolevels, providing compatibility to multiagent modeling techniques and using solution strategies similar to human decision‐making behavior, the new model type bridges the gap between “econometrics‐oriented” and “simulation‐oriented” research in transport modeling. The comparison of the two models in terms of their theoretical concepts, specific implementation, and data‐availability issues, as well as their potential applications gives insight into the potential of the CCAB approach in transport planning and transport policy assessment.     

Simulation of wind-driven ventilative cooling systems for an apartment building in Beijing and Shanghai

This paper presents a performance evaluation of two passive cooling strategies, daytime ventilation and night cooling, for a generic, six-story suburban apartment building in Beijing and Shanghai. The investigation uses a coupled, transient simulation approach to model heat transfer and airflow in the apartments. Wind-driven ventilation is simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Occupant thermal comfort is accessed using Fanger’s comfort model. The results show that night cooling is superior to daytime ventilation. Night cooling may replace air-conditioning systems for a significant part of the cooling season in Beijing, but with a high condensation risk. For Shanghai, neither of the two passive cooling strategies can be considered successful.     

Inter-model comparison of embedded-tube radiant floor models in BPS tools

Hydronic radiant floor heating and cooling can potentially reduce energy consumption in buildings. Numerous building performance simulation (BPS) tools contain models for predicting the heat transfer between embedded-tube radiant floor systems and building thermal zones. However, the accuracy, limitations, and methodologies of these models, and their implementations into BPS tools, have never been contrasted in the literature. This paper describes the approaches employed by TRNSYS, ESP-r, and EnergyPlus for modelling embedded-tube radiant floors. An inter-model comparison is then presented for test cases designed to explore model performance. The predictions from the three BPS tools are compared to each other as well as to predictions made with a transient stand-alone finite element analysis tool. Significant issues are identified with the embedded-tube radiant floor models in all three BPS tools.     

A reconciliation of experimental and analytical results for piping systems

This paper is focused on developing experimentally validated models of piping components as well as a complete two story piping system. The damage in a piping system is characterized in terms of “First Leakage” based on the observations made in laboratory experiments. Monotonic and cyclic testing for pipe components of various sizes shows that the limit-state for leakage is governed predominantly by flexural deformations at the threaded and groove fit T-joints. As a first step in the validation process, the nonlinear models for the flexural behavior of T-joints are reconciled with the experimental results. Next, the validated component models are incorporated in the piping model for a two story sprinkler system. The system level piping model is then integrated with ceiling systems that interact with sprinkler heads. The complex piping ceiling system model is validated by comparison with the corresponding experimental data.     

Evacuation Processes Versus Evacuation Models: “Quo Vadimus”?

This paper promotes a discussion about evacuation models and their relation with evacuation processes. For this reason, the question “quo vadimus” (i.e., from Latin: where are we going to?) intends to initiate this discussion. Therefore, a brief overview of the importance of the evacuation modelling analysis within the Fire Safety Engineering (FSE) context is presented. This paper also presents an analysis of the evacuation modelling process and some remarks on how the evacuation models' reviews are being done as well. Furthermore, along with the previous question, some other subsequent key-questions can be aroused and this paper intends to analyse them, namely: Do we need the evacuation models for understanding evacuation processes? Are we doing the evacuation models' reviews properly? Do we understand well the evacuation models? Do we understand the evacuation modelling process?     

A design supporting simulation system for predicting and evaluating the cool microclimate creating effect of passive evaporative cooling walls

As a passive cooling strategy to control increased surface temperatures and create cooler urban environments, we have developed a passive evaporative cooling wall (PECW) constructed of pipe-shaped ceramics that possess a capillary force to absorb water up to a level higher than 130 cm. The current paper presents a simulation system to predict and evaluate microclimatic modifying effects of PECWs in urban locations where PECW installation is under consideration at the design stage. This simulation system is composed of a CFD simulation tool and a 3D-CAD-based thermal simulation tool. Simulation methodology of coupling the two simulation tools was developed and described in this paper. Numerical models for simulating surface temperatures and evaporation of PECWs were proposed based on analysis results of experimental data. Validation of the proposed numerical models was confirmed by comparing simulated results with measured data. In order to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed simulation system, a case study was then performed to predict and evaluate the microclimate in a rest station where PECWs were assumed to be installed. Spatial distributions of air temperature, airflow, moisture and surface temperature in the rest station were simulated under a sunny weather condition in the summer of Tokyo. Furthermore, thermal comfort indexes (mean radiant temperature and new standard effective temperature) were used to evaluate thermal comfort in the human activity spaces of the rest station. Simulation results show that this simulation system can provide quantitative predictions and evaluations of microclimatic modifying effects resulting from the application of PECWs.