Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of Trombe Wall for Passive Solar Building in Semiarid Climate
| Autor: | Hana Aouinet, Habib Sammouda, Nima Khalilpoor, Maher Dhahri, Alibek Issakhov, Sampath Emani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Operative temperature
Article Subject 020209 energy TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology Renewable energy sources law.invention law 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering ASHRAE 90.1 General Materials Science Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Thermal comfort General Chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Renewable energy Ventilation (architecture) Heat transfer Environmental science Trombe wall Passive solar building design 0210 nano-technology business Marine engineering |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Photoenergy, Vol 2021 (2021) |
| Popis: | The largest amount of energy in buildings is consumed to provide heating, cooling, and ventilation. Therefore, a practical solution such as using renewable energy sources can be considered to reduce energy costs and pollutants. In addition, architecture principles must be varied to utilize passive solar energy and also to reduce energy losses. In this research, a numerical study is presented to investigate the thermal behavior of TW-FR (Trombe wall placed in a fenestrated room) in the semiarid region of Tunisia. Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer shows good agreement with published data in literature. The thermal comfort level was calculated according to ASHRAE (55-2013). The results show that (i) the normal Trombe wall cannot assure a satisfactory comfort level even in summer conditions and a higher vertical temperature gradient can take a value of 15°C, and the Trombe wall is shown to be more efficient in heating mode in the studied semi-arid region compared to cooling; (ii) the operative temperature for the coldest winter is between 17.85 and 19.85°C. The air temperature gradient in the comfort ranges between the head and feet is 2.3°C; and (iii) the Trombe wall is an excellent solution for Sousse city weather; it is suggested that the passive system (TW-FR) will be examined for a whole year to have a precise evaluation of its efficiency. |
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