A methodology to assess the influence of local wind conditions and building orientation on the convective heat transfer at building surfaces |
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| Authors: | Thijs Defraeye Jan Carmeliet |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Building Physics, Department of Civil Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium;2. Chair of Building Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 15, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland;3. Laboratory for Building Science and Technology, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland;1. Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region''s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400042, PR China;2. The National Center for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Chongqing 400042, PR China;3. The Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400042, PR China;4. China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute Corp., Ltd., Chengdu 610000, PR China;1. School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Fazhan Lu Street, Daqing 163318, China;2. Engineering Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Campus, 41380 Kocaeli, Turkey;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;1. Buildings Department, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), Av. do Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico – Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal;1. Laboratory for Building Science and Technology, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland;2. Chair of Building Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Information on the statistical mean convective heat transfer coefficient (CHTCSM) for a building surface, which represents the temporally-averaged CHTC over a long time span (e.g. the lifetime of the building), could be useful for example for the optimisation of the performance of solar collectors and ventilated photovoltaic arrays or for preservation analysis of cultural heritage sites. A methodology is proposed to estimate the CHTCSM for a building surface, by combining local wind climate information and information on the CHTC, namely CHTC-U10 correlations, where U10 is the mean wind speed at a height of 10 m above the ground. This methodology is applied to a cubic building for a specific wind climate, where the CHTC-U10 correlations are obtained by means of CFD simulations (CFD code Fluent 6.3, realizable k-? turbulence model). It is shown that the CHTCSM varied significantly with the orientation of the building surface due to the rather anisotropic wind conditions, where high values are found for surfaces oriented towards the prevailing wind directions, thus for windward conditions. Moreover, the evaluation of the CHTCSM for other wind climates clearly shows that the local wind conditions also can have a significant impact on the overall magnitude of the CHTCSM, where differences up to a factor 4 are found in this study. Different levels of complexity for determining the CHTCSM value are also evaluated and it is found that the required number of CFD simulations can be reduced significantly by using more simplified methods to calculate the CHTCSM, without compromising its accuracy. The applicability of the proposed methodology for other building-related applications is also discussed, for example to assess statistical mean pressure coefficients, wind-driven ventilation rates or convective mass transfer coefficients. |
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