Abstract
In order to minimize energy used for cooling and heating, one of the passive solutions is to efficiently utilize heat storage of a building construction. Presently, heat storage calculations in whole building simulation programs are based on 1D heat transfer models. This paper investigates to what extent these simplified models estimate the heat storage potential of precast hollow-core concrete decks correctly. This study investigates various approaches on how to model the heat transfer within the air void in the deck. Furthermore, it is analysed how different heat transfer models influence the overall heat transfer and heat storage in the hollow-core decks. The presented results allow comparison between detailed results from 2D-COMSOL simulations and simple 1D calculations from the whole building simulation tool such as BSim program and moreover, it is possible to validate the calculation method in BSim for the concrete deck element with air voids. Finally, this paper presents a comparison of the calculated heat conductivity of the hollow-core concrete deck and the measured heat conductivity for the same deck by using hot box apparatus.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceeding of Building Simulation 2011 : 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publisher | IBPSA Australasia and AIRAH |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | Building Simulation: Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association - Sydney, Australia Duration: 14 Nov 2011 → 16 Nov 2011 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
| Conference | Building Simulation |
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| Number | 12 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 14/11/2011 → 16/11/2011 |
Keywords
- Heat storage
- hollow core concrete deck