Computational Model For The Estimation Of Thermo-Energetic Properties In Dynamic Regime Of Existing Building Components

Abstract

The guidelines of the European community towards a low-carbon economic society identify one of the most important scenarios in the energy efficiency of existing buildings. The discrepancy between the requirement and availability of free heat (endogenous heat, solar radiation) in certain hours of the day and operating conditions, makes the steady-state hypothesis generally inappropriate. In particular, the oscillating component of the transmitted flow, compared to the average temperature difference, is regressive in winter and dominant in summer. From this it follows the reliability of the stationary forecast models in winter and the need for dynamic forecast models in summer. The dominance of the continental climate in the EU, compared to the Mediterranean one, led to the actual delay in the development of dynamic models, especially at a regulatory level. In this paper, a methodology for assessing the dynamic properties of a building component is evaluated. The methodology, based on heat transmission equations implements a numerical model for existing building components whose input data can be obtained from experimental measurements. The developed model has been used to estimate the energetic and thermal behaviour of a building envelope subjected to energy efficiency measures.

Comparison Study of the Heating Energy Demand for a Multi-Storey Residential Building in Romania Using Steady-State and Dynamic Methods

“…A verified dynamic model under initial design boundary conditions can be used to more accurately observe energy performance indicators [24]. Such a model can be then used to propose solutions for the planning phase with respect to interventions in existing buildings to achieve improved energy efficiency [25].…”