Building Energy Simulation: A Workbook Using Designbuilder(tm)

ISBN-13: 9780367374709 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 724 str.

Vishal Garg; Jyotirmay Mathur; Aviruch Bhatia

Opis

The 2nd edition of Building Energy Simulation includes study of various components and systems of a building and their effect on energy consumption, with the help of DesignBuilderTM supported by examples and exercises. It explains simulation input parameters and how to do analysis of the simulation output explaining building physics concepts.

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1. Getting Started with Energy SimulationBuilding Energy SimulationWhat Is Needed for Energy SimulationHow Simulation Software WorksTutorial 1.1:Opening and simulating an example fileTutorial 1.2:Creating a single-zone modelTutorial 1.3:Evaluating the Impact of building location and orientationTutorial 1.4:Evaluating the impact of opaque envelope componentsTutorial 1.5:Evaluating the impact of WWR and glass typeTutorial 1.6:Evaluating the impact of occupancy densityTutorial 1.7:Evaluating the impact of space activityTutorial 1.8:Evaluating the impact of lighting and equipment powerTutorial 1.9:Evaluating the impact of daylight controlsTutorial 1.10:Evaluating the impact of setpoint temperatureTutorial 1.11:Evaluating the impact of fresh air supply2. Geometry of BuildingsTutorial 2.1:Defining thermal zoning for a buildingTutorial 2.2:Evaluating the effect of a zone multiplierTutorial 2.3:Evaluating the impact of the aspect ratioTutorial 2.4:Evaluating the impact of adjacency of the surface3. Material and ConstructionTutorial 3.1:Evaluating the effect of lightweight and heavyweight constructionTutorial 3.2:Evaluating the impact of roof insulationTutorial 3.3:Evaluating the impact of the position of roof insulationTutorial 3.4:Evaluating the impact of the air gap between roof layersTutorial 3.5:Evaluating the impact of surface reflectanceTutorial 3.6:Evaluating the impact of roof underdeck radiant barrierTutorial 3.7:Evaluating the impact of a green roofTutorial 3.8:Evaluating the impact phase change material (PCM) in external wall4. Openings and ShadingTutorial 4.1:Evaluating the impact of window-to-wall ratio and glazing typeTutorial 4.2:Evaluating the impact of overhangs and finsTutorial 4.3:Evaluating the impact of internal operable shadesTutorial 4.4:Evaluating theimpact of electrochromic switchable glazing on windows solar gains5. Lighting and ControlsTutorial 5.1:Evaluating the impact of daylighting-based controlsTutorial 5.2:Evaluating the impact of daylight sensor placementTutorial 5.3:Evaluating theimpact of window external shades and WWR on daylightperformance6. Heating and Cooling DesignTutorial 6.1:Evaluating the impact of temperature control typesTutorial 6.2:Evaluating the impact of design day selectionTutorial 6.3:Evaluating the impact of the airflow calculation method7.Unitary HVAC SystemsTutorial 7.1:Evaluating the impact of unitary air conditioner Coefficient of Performance (COP)Tutorial 7.2:Evaluating the impact of the fan efficiency of a unitary air-conditioning systemTutorial 7.3:Evaluating the impact of fan pressure riseTutorial 7.4:Evaluating Impact of heat pumps on heating energy consumption8. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Central Water SideTutorial 8.1:Evaluating the impact of air- and water-cooled chillersTutorial 8.2:Evaluating the impact of variable speed drive (VSD) on a chillerTutorial 8.3:Evaluating the impact of VSD on a chilled-water pumpTutorial 8.4:Evaluating the impact of a cooling tower fan typeTutorial 8.5:Evaluating the impact of condenser water pump with a VSDTutorial 8.6:Evaluating the impact of boiler nominal thermal efficiencyTutorial 8.7:Evaluating impact of chiller sequencingTutorial 8.8:Evaluating impact of thermal storage and time-of-use tariff9. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Central Air SideTutorial 9.1:Evaluating the impact of an air-side economiserTutorial 9.2:Evaluating the impact of a supply air fan operating mode during unoccupied hoursTutorial 9.3:Evaluating the impact of heat recovery between fresh and exhaust airTutorial 9.4:Evaluating Impact of Variable-Refrigerant-Flow (VRF) systemTutorial 9.5:Evaluating Impact of Demand Control Ventilation10. Natural VentilationTutorial 10.1:Evaluating the impact of wind speed on natural ventilationTutorial 10.2:Evaluating the impact of natural ventilation with constant wind speed and directionTutorial 10.3:Evaluating the impact of window opening and closing scheduleTutorial 10.4:Evaluating the impact of window opening control based on temperatureTutorial 10.5:Evaluating the impact of window opening area modulation on natural ventilationTutorial 10.6:Evaluating the impact of mixed-mode operation11. Simulation ParametersTutorial 11.1:Evaluating the impact of time steps per hour on run timeTutorial 11.2:Evaluating the impact of the solar distribution algorithmTutorial 11.3:Evaluating the impact of the solution algorithmTutorial 11.4:Evaluating the effect of the inside convection algorithmTutorial 11.5:Evaluating the impact of the shadowing interval12. Renewable Energy SystemTutorial 12.1:Evaluating theimpact of Photovoltaic (PV) Panel tilt angleTutorial 12.2:Evaluating the impact of shading from rooftop PV panelsTutorial 12.3:Evaluating theimpact of cell efficiency of PVpanelsTutorial 12.4:Evaluating theperformance of glazing-integratedPV panelsTutorial 12.5:Evaluatingthe performance of opaque building-integratedPV panels13. Costing, Sensitivity and Uncertainty AnalysisTutorial 13.1:Selecting glazing using cost-benefit analysisTutorial 13.2:Selectinga HVAC system using cost-benefit analysisTutorial 13.3:Performing sensitivity and uncertainty analysis14. Building Energy Code ComplianceTutorial 14.1:Modelling building performance in four orientationsTutorial 14.2:Creating the base-case external wall for ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 Appendix GTutorial 14.3:Modelling flush windows for the base caseTutorial 14.4:Selecting a HVAC system for the base caseTutorial 14.5:Calculating fan power for the base caseTutorial 14.6:Understanding fan cyclingTutorial 14.7:Specifying room-air-to-supply-air temperature differenceTutorial 14.8:Number of chillers in the base caseTutorial 14.9:Defining thechilled-water supply temperature reset for the base caseTutorial 14.10:Type and number of boilers for the base caseTutorial 14.11:Defining thehot-water supply temperature resetTutorial 14.12:Hot-water pumpsTutorial 14.13:Defining exhaust air energy recovery parametersTutorial 14.14:Defining economiser parametersTutorial 14.15:Finding unmet hours after simulationTutorial 14.16:Generating the performance rating method compliance report in DesignBuilderTutorial 14.17:Finding process load for the base caseTutorial 14.18:Getting theASHRAE 62.1 standard summary in DesignBuilderTutorial 14.19:Automating baseline building model creationReference