INVESTIGATIONOFEFFECTSOFVARIOUS
PARAMETERSONRADIANTCOOLED
BUILDINGSANDITSEFFICIENCY
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
HAMIRPUR (H.P.) 177005, INDIA
SUPERVISORDr. Prashant Kumar
PRESENTED BYAbhishek Srivastava
(14M314)
WhatisRadiantSurface?
Radiantsurface:anexposedbuildingsurfaceincludingatubeorpiping
configuration installed for heat exchange within a conditioned space.
Radiantsurfacesmaybeusedforheatingorcooling.
Introduction
Radiant cooling technique remove the heat more efficiently than the
commercialairconditioningsystem.
Radiant systems are least expensive means to airconditioning of building
envelopewithouttheuseofmechanicaldevices.
It derive cooling directly from evaporation, convection, and radiation
withoutusinganyintermediateelectricaldevices.
Environmentfriendlyasitdoesntrequiresanyrefrigerant .
Principle
A radiant cooling system refers to a temperaturecontrolled surface that
cools the indoor temperatures by removing sensible heat and where more
thanhalfoftheheattransferoccursthroughthermalradiation.
Radiantcoolingcoolsafloororceilingbyabsorbingtheheatradiatedfrom
[Link],it
is often referred to as radiant floor cooling; cooling the ceiling is usually
done
in
homes
with
radiant
panels.
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RadiantCoolingSystems
ChilledSlabs
CeilingPanels
DesignConsiderationsForRadiantCooling
Avoiddewpointtemperature
Avoidcondensation
HumidityControl
OperationalTemperatureandfloorfinishing
DesignComplexity
Author & publication year
LITERATURE REVIEW
Objective
Doosam Song, Taeyeon Kim , Performance evaluation of a
Suwon Song(2007)
radiant floor cooling system
integrated with
dehumidified ventilation
Manuel Andres-Chicote, Ana
Tejero-Gonzalez, Eloy
Velasco-Gomez(2012)
Experimental study on the
cooling capacity of a radiant
cooled ceiling system
Simos Oxizidis, Agis M.
Papadopoulos(2012)
Performance of radiant
cooling surfaces with
respect to energy
consumption and thermal
comfort.
R. Hu, J.L. Niu(2012)
A review of the application
of radiant cooling & heating
systems in Mainland China.
Approach used
Software tools
Experimental &
Simulation
TRNSYS
Simulation
Experimental
Simulation
EnergyPlus
Conclusion
radiant floor cooling system integrated with
dehumidified ventilation not only solves the
problem of condensation on a floor surface
by lowering the dew-point temperature but
also improves the responsiveness to internal
load changes by using outdoor reset control
and indoor temperature feedback control.
Regarding design purposes in real situations,
it is argued that cooling output of a radiant
cooled ceiling can neither be studied nor
predicted on the basis of the operative
temperature as the unique reference
temperature and its corresponding coefficient.
Thus, considering both radiant and convective
phenomena separately is needed.
Radiant systems cannot always offer
competitive thermal comfort conditions
compared to air systems, although, they offer
satisfactory cooling with lower thermal
energy consumption
when humidity is not an issue.
Problems in the estimation of cooling/heating
load in the design stage& requirement of a
larger water flow rate, difficulties in
determining operational strategy because of
long response time.
Kang Zhao, Xiao-Hua Liu, Yi
Jiang(2013)
Application of radiant floor
cooling in a large open
space building with highintensity solar radiation
Case study
Compared with a conventional all-air jet
ventilation air-conditioning system, the radiant
floor cooling system can provide better thermal
comfort and operate at higher energy efficiency
with total energy demand 2030% lower than the
all-air system
Jingjuan (Dove) Feng, Stefano Cooling load differences
Schiavon, Fred Bauman(2013) between radiant and air
systems
Simulation
EnergyPlus
Simulation tools that use either heat balance or
thermal network methods for zone level thermal
modeling are recommended for design cooling
load and system sizing calculations for radiant
systems. Examples of the recommended tools
are: EnergyPlus, IES Virtual Environment, IDA
ICE, TRNSYS.
Jung-Min Seo, Doosam Song,
Kwang Ho Lee (2014)
Possibility of coupling
outdoor air cooling and
radiant floor cooling under
hot and humid climate
conditions
Simulation
TRNSYS
Simulation
The use of the outdoor air cooling strategy
decreased the operation rate of the radiant floor
cooling system and reduced the energy
consumption by the chiller; namely, about the
electricity used by the chiller was decreased by
24% when coupled with outdoor air cooling
control
Yasin Khan, Vaibhav Rai
Khare, Jyotirmay Mathur,
Mahabir Bhandari (2015)
Performance evaluation of
radiant cooling system
integrated with airsystem
under different operational
strategies.
Kyu-Nam Rhee, Kwang Woo
Kim (2015)
A 50 year review of basic
and applied research in
radiant heating and cooling
systems for the built
environment
Simulation
Fluent,
EnergyPlus
Further research should be considered on the
possible use of low-heat-rejection systems such as
evaporative cooling, ground source heat pumps,
and cooling towers with heat exchangers..
Direct/indirect use of renewable energy (solar and
geothermal) as a heat production source.
Development of heat production unit that is
suitable for low temperature heating and/or high
temperature cooling
Research Gap
Following topics are found for the further studies:
Integrated or coupled simulation between CFD and BES
System design and control for the RHC system that serves both heating and cooling
Extension of the current advanced control strategies into multizone control
Direct/indirect use of renewable energy (solar and geothermal) as a heat production
source
Effects of various Parameters such as Pipe diameter, spacing, pipe material on the
efficiency of the system.
Objectives
To study the effects of following Parameters using TRNSYS simulation
Pipe outside diameter
Pipe Spacing
Pipe material
Pipe wall thickness
Inlet mass flow rate
No. of fluid loops
Orientations such as vertical , floor , ceiling walls
Flow chart of TRNSYS
ThankYou
CURRENT WORK DONE
Simulation has been done on TRNSYS by varying only ventilation air temp.
Graph between zone temperature and simulation time has been obtained.
WEATHER DETAILS
Simulation period (April to August)
Location :New delhi near
saket(28.51920N,77.21300E)
The sky was quite clear and the global solar
radiant exposure varied from 24.07(MJm -2day1
) in april to 17.79(MJm-2day-1) in August
Temperature of the ambient air (Tamb) varied
between 31C and 40C and Relative humidity
varied between 45 to 60.
Flow chart of the TRNSYS
Assumptions of the simulation for radiant cooling
CATEGORY
INPUT DATA
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
NEW DELHI NEAR SAKET(28.51920N,77.21300E)
(MayisthehottestmonthinNewDelhiwithanaveragetemperatureof33CandthecoldestisJanuaryat13C
withthemostdailysunshinehoursat13inMay.)
VENTILATION RATE(KG/H)
30
VENTILATION AIR TEMPERATURE( 0 C)
VARIED (21,22)
TEST ROOM DIMENSIONS
2.85*2.85*2.65m
ZONE VOLUME(m3)
21.52
ZONE CAPACITANCE(KJ/K)
51.56
AREA OF EACH WALLS(m2)
7.55
WINDOW AREA(m2)
1.51
ORIENTATION OF WALL HAVING WINDOW
NORTH
VIEW FACTOR TO SKY
0.5
SOLAR ABSORPTANCE OF THE WALL
0.6
THICKNESS OF THE WALL(INCH)
10
CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER OF THE WALL(KJ/H m2 K)
11
AREA OF THE FLOOR(m2)
8.12
CHILLED WATER TEMPERATURE( 0 C)
21
SPECIFIC HEAT OF FLUID USED(KJ/Kg K)
4.18
PIPE SPACING(m)
0.2
PIPE WALL CONDUCTIVITY(KJ/H m K)
1.26
PIPE OUTSIDE DIAMETER(m)
0.02
FLOW RATE OF CHILLED WATER SUPPLY(Kg/h)
132
AREA OF RADIANT PANEL CEILING(m2)
5.76
AIR CHANGE OF INFILTRATION
0.6
DAYTIME OCCUPANCY
-INTERNAL LOAD(W)
65
HUMAN(SEATED,VERY LIGHT WRITING)
SENSIBLE HEAT/LATENT HEAT
55/40
LIGHT(1 lamp,W)
RADIATIVE PART/CONVECTIVE PART/HUMIDITY
TOTAL HEAT GAIN(W/M2)
60%/40%/0
5
METABOLIC RATE OF OCCUPANT(met)
CLOTHING INSULATION(clo)
1.2
0.6
Graph for ventilation air temp 210c
Simulation time & corresponding
month
For 220c
Ranges of PMV for thermal comfort
conditions are as follow
PMV(PREDICTED MEAN
VOTE)
Conclusion from the graph
Room temp. variation is in accordance with
human comfort.
PMV criteria is in accordance with the current
data entered.
