Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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Study on Non-uniform Thermal Comfort in Hybrid Air-Conditioning System with CFD Analysis

CFD 해석을 통한 하이브리드 공조시스템의 인체 온열감의 불균일성에 관한 연구

  • Nam, Yu-Jin (Department of Architecture, Cheongju University) ;
  • Sung, Min-Ki (Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo) ;
  • Song, Doo-Sam (Department of Architectural Eng., Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 남유진 (청주대학교 건축공학과) ;
  • 성민기 (동경대학교 생산기술연구소) ;
  • 송두삼 (성균관대학교 건축공학과)
  • Received : 2010.11.06
  • Accepted : 2011.01.25
  • Published : 2011.03.10
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Abstract

Recently, hybrid air-conditioning system has been proposed and applied to achieve building energy saving. One example is a system combining radiation panel with natural wind-induced cross-ventilation. However, few research works have been conducted on the non-uniformity of thermal comfort in such hybrid air-conditioning system. In this paper, both thermal environment and non-uniform thermal comfort of human thermal model under various air-conditioning system, including hybrid system, were evaluated in a typical office room using coupled simulation of computation fluid dynamics, radiation model and a human thermal model. The non-uniformity of thermal comfort was evaluated from the deviation of surface temperature of human thermal model. Flow fields and temperature distribution in each case were represented.

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