Evaluation of enhanced conduction-corrected modified effective temperature ETFe as the outdoor thermal environment evaluation index

The purpose of this paper is made to clarify that the relationship between the human physiological and psychological responses and the enhanced conduction-corrected modified effective temperature ETFe as the outdoor thermal environment evaluation index upon the human body. Environmental factors and human physiological and psychological responses were measured. It was made clear that the variables by which summer outdoor environmental factors influence the thermal sensation vote are heat conduction, humidity and short-wave solar radiation. The variables that affect the thermal comfort vote are air velocity, heat conduction and humidity. ETFe, into which the environmental factors that are the variables for human response are incorporated, showed good correspondence with the thermal sensation vote. Similarly, ETFe has a good correspondence with thermal comfort vote. The usage of ETFe as a thermal environment evaluation index for summer outdoor spaces is valid. The threshold for the human body with regards to thermal environment stimuli in an outdoor space is higher than the thermal environment stimuli in a summer indoor space.     

Enhanced conduction-corrected modified effective temperature as the outdoor thermal environment evaluation index upon the human body

This paper aims to clarify the handling technique of the solar radiation in an element of the thermal environment evaluation indices and to add expansions and improvements to conduction-corrected modified effective temperature ETF (Kurazumi et al., 2009) that can quantify the comprehensive effect on sensational and physiological sense and the effect of individual meteorological elements on the same evaluation axis applicable to an outdoor environment. Mean radiant temperature and radiant heat transfer coefficient of the outdoor space was defined. Enhanced conduction-corrected modified effective temperature ETFe that is ETF including short-wave solar radiation in outdoor space was defined. This sensational and physiological climatic environment index can make temperature convert each effect of difference in posture; air velocity; long-wave radiation in the outdoor space; short-wave solar radiation; contact surface temperature and humidity into individual meteorological elements. The addition of each temperature-converted factor is possible and quantifying the composite effect on sensational and physiological sense in the outdoor spaces as well as the discrete effect of each meteorological element is possible on the same evaluation axis. Consequently, it is possible to make the climate modification effects due to tree shade and areas of water that improve the urban thermal environment quantitatively explicit.     

低温地板辐射供暖特性参数的研究

建立了低温地板辐射供暖房间各围护结构的热平衡关系式，计算了地板表面温度、热流密度、室内空气温度和围护结构内表面温度。介绍了计算地板表面温度和围护结构内表面温度的耦合程序，测试了地板辐射供暖房间的特性参数。     

Detecting urbanization effects on surface and subsurface thermal environment--a case study of Osaka

Tremendous efforts have been devoted to improve our understanding of the anthropogenic effects on the atmospheric temperature change. In comparison, little has been done in the study of the human impacts on the subsurface thermal environment. The objective of this study is to analyze surface air temperature records and borehole subsurface temperature records for a better understanding of the urban heat island effects across the ground surface. The annual surface air temperature time series from six meteorological stations and six deep borehole temperature profiles of high qualities show that Osaka has been undergoing excess warming since late 19th century. The mean warming rate in Osaka surface air temperature is about 2.0 °C/100a over the period from 1883 to 2006, at least half of which can be attributed to the urban heat island effects. However, this surface air temperature warming is not as strong as the ground warming recorded in the subsurface temperature profiles. The surface temperature anomaly from the Osaka meteorological record can only account for part of the temperature anomaly recorded in the borehole temperature profiles. Surface air temperature is conventionally measured around 1.5 m above the ground; whereas borehole temperatures are measured from rocks in the subsurface. Heat conduction in the subsurface is much less efficient than the heat convection of the air above the ground surface. Therefore, the anthropogenic thermal impacts on the subsurface can be more persistent and profound than the impacts on the atmosphere. This study suggests that the surface air temperature records alone might underestimate the full extent of urban heat island effects on the subsurface environment.     

辐射地板供冷量及表面温度分布的简化计算方法

辐射地板的供冷量、表面温度分布的均匀性和表面最低温度是研究者以及工程人员重点关注的三个问题。通过求解导热方程,得出辐射地板热阻的解析表达式,提出一种辐射地板供冷量、表面温度分布的简化计算方法。在实际应用中,可通过公式便捷地计算出辐射地板供冷性能相关的主要参数。     

A combined low temperature water heating system consisting of radiators and floor heating

Space heating load is decreasing in modern Finnish apartments due to lower U-values of the construction, tight envelopes and heat recovery from exhaust ventilation air. This makes it possible to develop a new combined low temperature water heating system with nominal supply/return water temperatures of 45 °C/35 °C. Such a system includes radiators in rooms and floor heating in bathrooms.In this study, the performance of an apartment building is determined by using dynamic simulation. The simulation results for the combined low temperature water heating system are compared with those for three conventional radiator and floor heating systems. The results show that the combined low temperature water heating system performs well and is able to maintain the zones within the required temperature levels. The thermal comfort analysis indicates that the drifts and ramps in operative temperature using the four studied heating systems are within the limits of Ashrae Standard 55-2004.Temperature measurements in a test room are carried out to find the vertical difference of air temperature using two methods: radiator heating and floor heating. These measurements indicate that there is only a small vertical temperature difference that would not produce any significant thermal discomfort.     

低温地板辐射供暖室内温度参数分析

分析了低温地板辐射供暖房间热负荷计算、设备散热量计算和热环境评价中涉及的室内温度参数,分别建立了这三种计算中涉及的室内温度参数与室内空气温度的联系。     

高层剪力墙结构温度应力初探

从日照和水化热两方面考虑高层剪力墙结构温度的作用效应.通过热传导微分方程导出日照作用下非匀质材料的差分格式,用数值方法求解墙体的温度场分布;考虑一般情况下的水化热降温曲线,求得构件在水化热反应过程中温度应力的等效温差.综合考虑两者的温度变化,计算结构的最不利温度应力和组合值.对一个实际的剪力墙结构进行了温度应力全过程计算.     

Analytical solution for heat transfer in a multilayer floor of a radiant floor system

In radiant floor systems, the distribution of the floor surface temperature, which can be used to determine the mean temperature and the lowest/highest temperature of the floor surface, is an important parameter. The mean temperature of the floor surface determines cooling/heating capacity and indoor thermal comfort. The lowest surface temperature, which considers the dew point in an indoor environment, is a crucial factor in the prevention of condensation on a floor surface. The highest surface temperature is typically considered for local thermal comfort. In this paper, an analytical solution for heat transfer in a multilayer floor structure of a radiant floor system is proposed based on the analysis of the heat transfer process of a multilayer floor, equivalent thermal resistance and separation of variables method. The corresponding formulas are derived to estimate the distribution of floor surface temperature. The calculation results are validated by experiments. The calculation and experimental results show good accordance. The absolute error between the calculation and experimental results for floor surface temperature is within 0.3°C. A method for the calculation of the dimensionless temperature of the floor surface, which can be used for radiant heating and cooling systems, is provided. Using this proposed method, the distribution of floor surface temperature and the influence of floor structure parameters on the thermal performance of floors can be estimated and analyzed.     

Development of new and validation of existing convection correlations for rooms with displacement ventilation systems

Building airflow, thermal, and contaminant simulation programs need accurate models for the surface convective boundary conditions. This is, especially, the case for displacement ventilation (DV) systems, where convective buoyancy forces at room surfaces significantly affect the airflow pattern and temperature and contaminant distributions. Nevertheless, for DV, as a relatively new ventilation system, the convective correlations are adopted from more traditional mixing ventilation correlations, or non-existent. In this study, the existing recommended correlations are validated in a full-scale experimental facility representing an office space. In addition, new correlations are developed for floor surfaces because the current literature does not provide necessary correlations, even though, the floor surface is responsible for >50% of the total convective heat transfer at the envelope. The convective correlations are typically functions of a surface-air temperature difference, airflow parameters, and characteristic room dimensions. Validation results show that the floor convection correlations expressed as a function of volume flow rate are much stronger than the correlations expressed as a function of a temperature difference between the surface and local air. Consequently, the new convection correlation for floor surfaces is a function of the number of hourly room air changes (ACH). This correlation also takes into account buoyant effects from local floor heat patches. Experimental data show that the existing correlation can be successfully applied to vertical and ceiling surfaces in spaces with DV diffuser(s). Overall, the new and the existing convection correlations are tabulated for use in building simulation programs, such as annual energy analyses or computational fluid dynamics.     

基于场模型的大空间建筑火灾钢构件升温的简化计算方法

高大空间建筑火灾中，热量主要通过热烟气的辐射传热和对流传热方式，向无防火保护层的钢构件表面或钢构件的防火保护层传递，防火保护层再以热传导方式向钢构件表面传递。假定钢构件截面温度均匀分布，将高大空间建筑火灾中的实用空气升温曲线作为构件升温边界条件，对集总热容法建立的热平衡方程求解，得出钢构件在火灾下的温度一时间曲线。为便于工程应用，在钢构件升温影响参数分析的基础上，通过曲线拟舍得出实用的钢构件升温计算公式，为研究大空间钢结构建筑在火灾下的结构全过程反应，提供钢构件升温条件。     

地板辐射与置换通风空调系统运行参数

建立了基于EnergyPlus的地板辐射供冷加置换通风空调系统模型,模拟得到的室内温度和辐射地板所承担冷量与实验结果的误差小于±7%。在此模型基础上,改变送风参数和供水参数,得到置换通风供冷量、辐射地板供冷量、地板表面温度、室内空气平均温度、AUST温度等参数的变化规律。结合热舒适性模型,得到满足室内热舒适性(-0.5≤PMV≤0.5)条件下,置换通风的送风参数和辐射地板的供水参数范围,为复合系统设计和应用提供依据。     

New index indicating the universal and separate effects on human comfort under outdoor and non-uniform thermal conditions

The purpose of this study is to propose new thermal index for outdoor and non-uniform environments with heat conduction, such as when a person sits on a bench at a park. This paper describes mathematically the theory of how solar radiation and heat conduction, as well as air temperature, humidity, air velocity and longwave radiation, are incorporated into the new index and how these thermal factors that may not be uniform are treated. Another important feature is that separate indices are generated for each factor while the new index is derived. It is expected that the new index will help us to understand how much each factor affects the human thermal comfort in outdoor and non-uniform environments with heat conduction.     

Reconstruction of the thermal environment evolution in urban areas from underground temperature distribution

It is possible to estimate the ground surface temperature (GST) history of the past several hundred years from temperature profiles measured in boreholes because the temporal variation in GST propagates into the subsurface by thermal diffusion. This “geothermal method” of reconstructing GST histories can be applied to studies of thermal environment evolution in urban areas, including the development of “heat islands.” Temperatures in boreholes were logged at 102 sites in Bangkok, Jakarta, Taipei, Seoul and their surrounding areas in 2004 to 2007. The effects of recent surface warming can be recognized in the shapes of most of the obtained temperature profiles. The preliminary results of reconstruction of GST histories through inversion analysis show that GST increased significantly in the last century. Existing temperature profile data for the areas in and around Tokyo and Osaka can also be used to reconstruct GST histories. Because most of these cities are located on alluvial plains in relatively humid areas, it is necessary to use a model with groundwater flow and a layered subsurface structure for reconstruction analysis. Long-term records of subsurface temperatures at multiple depths may demonstrate how the GST variation propagates downward through formations. Time series data provide information on the mechanism of heat transfer (conduction or advection) and the thermal diffusivity. Long-term temperature monitoring has been carried out in a borehole located on the coast of Lake Biwa, Japan. Temperatures at 30 and 40 m below the ground surface were measured for 4 years and 2 years, respectively, with a resolution of 1 mK. The obtained records indicate steady increases at both depths with different rates, which is probably the result of some recent thermal event(s) near the surface. Borehole temperatures have also been monitored at selected sites in Bangkok, Jakarta, and Taiwan.     

Floor heating and cooling combined with displacement ventilation: Possibilities and limitations

Design guidelines envisage that floor heating can be used together with displacement ventilation (DV), provided that the supply air is not overly heated before it can reach heat and contaminant sources. If this is not controlled a mixing flow pattern could occur in the room. The use of floor cooling with DV is also considered possible, although draught risk at ankle level and vertical air temperature differences must be controlled carefully, because they could increase.Few studies on these topics were found in the literature.An indoor environmental chamber was set up to obtain measurements aimed at analysing the possibilities and limitations of combining floor heating/cooling with DV. Air temperature profiles, air velocity profiles, surface temperatures and ventilation effectiveness were measured under different environmental conditions that may occur in practice. These values were compared to equivalent temperature measurements obtained using a thermal manikin.The measurements show that floor heating can be used with DV, obtaining high ventilation effectiveness values. A correlation between the floor heating capacity and the air temperature profile in the room was found. Measurements showed that floor cooling does not increase draught risk at ankle level, although it does increase vertical air temperature differences.     

地板辐射供冷-置换通风的实验研究

为了研究地板辐射供冷的热工性能,测试了北京地区不同室外气温下地板辐射供冷系统的运行工况,得到了该系统的制冷量,地板表面温度,室内温度场分布等参数,并且把单独地板辐射供冷系统的运行参数与地板辐射供冷-置换通风复合式系统进行了对比,提出了将地板辐射供冷与置换通风配合用于夏季空调室内供冷除湿的新型空调方式,置换通风系统在近地面处形成干燥空气层,可有效防止夏季热湿天气在地板表面出现结露现象,并且使这种新型空调系统条件下地面与室内的换热得到强化.通过理论分析和实验研究指出这是一种舒适、节能的空调方式.     

Unsteady thermal performance analysis of a room with serial and parallel duct radiant floor heating system using hot airflow

In this study, the unsteady thermal performance of a test room heated by circulating hot airflow under the floor was analyzed with a developed mathematical model based on heat transfer equilibrium among the air flow, the floor and the indoor air. The time variations in the indoor air temperature for the serial duct floor heating system were investigated theoretically and experimentally. The time variations in the floor surface and the indoor air temperatures were predicted theoretically for the parallel duct floor heating system. Experiments on the time variations of the dimensionless numbers such as Nu for the airflow in duct and the indoor air, Gr for the indoor air and the heat ratios of convection and radiation to total heat for the serial duct floor heating system were performed. The theoretical and experimental results showed a good agreement.     

Radiative and convective heat transfer coefficients of the human body in natural convection

The purpose of this study was to investigate the convective and radiative heat transfer coefficients of the human body, while focusing on the convective heat transfer area of the human body. Thermal sensors directly measuring the total heat flux and radiative heat flux were employed. The mannequin was placed in seven postures as follows: standing (exposed to the atmosphere, floor contact); chair sitting (exposed to the atmosphere, contact with seat, chair back, and floor); cross-legged sitting (floor contact); legs-out sitting (floor contact); and supine (floor contact). The radiative heat transfer coefficient was determined for each posture, and empirical formulas were proposed for the convective heat transfer coefficient of the entire human body under natural convection, driven by the difference between the air temperature and mean skin temperature corrected using the convective heat transfer area.     

南方民宅屋顶架空遮阳网对室内外热环境的影响

为了解南方民宅屋顶自发搭建的黑色遮阳网对室内外热环境的防热效果,以两个典型民宅为研究对象对其进行实测研究,一个是厦门集美兑山村民宅,另一个是厦港片区民宅为研究对象,在晴热天气测试其室内外气候参数,对比包括遮蔽房和无遮蔽房的空气温度、湿度、黑球温度、风速、顶棚表面温度、室内热舒适PMV值、屋顶地表温度、屋顶室外热舒适SET值,结果表明黑色遮阳网对室内的遮蔽房具有明显的防热效果,白天及其他大部分时间遮蔽房比无遮蔽房的空气温度、黑球温度、顶棚表面温度、室内PMV值都明显较低,并且下午随着日照减弱各个指标的降温也更快、幅度更大、显著缩短高温的持续时间;证实黑色遮阳网的防热效果对于屋顶灰空间作用不明显,却对于灰空间下方的遮蔽房间有明显作用。     

逐时温度变化对混凝土夹心板的温度作用

混凝土夹心板外叶往往较薄,逐时气温变化和太阳辐射对混凝土夹心板的温度作用明显。为了解决我国GB 50009—2012《建筑结构荷载规范》中缺乏逐时温度变化对混凝土夹心板温度作用的取值方法问题,根据1980—2010年长沙市气象观测资料,得到了50年一遇最高温度月(七月)和最低温度月(一月)的标准日逐时空气温度。考虑逐时太阳辐射的强度、朝向、颜色等影响,建立了标准日室外逐时温度模型,并将其分解为稳态温度(年温度)和谐波热(日温度)。推导了在日温度作用下夹心板温度场和平均日温度的解析表达式,分析了不同外叶厚度对夹心板平均日温度的影响。结果表明,夹心板外叶平均日温度幅值随外叶厚度的增加而减小。采用外叶平均日温度相等的方法,得到了按稳态温度场计算日温度作用的等效室外日温度,提出了混凝土夹心板的室外基本气温增加值计算公式,可用于考虑外叶厚度对基本气温增加值的影响。