Introduction to building performance simulation

This course is part of the building performance simulation topic, which is located generally within the areas of thermal sciences, mechanical engineering and more broadly, within the school of engineering.

Objectives

The objectives of this course are to introduce the student to the basic mechanisms by which energy and mass enter and leave buildings. This course will cover:

• Heat balances of thermal zones
• Heat transmission through building elements
• Principles of ventilation
• Radiative heat transfer
  

Course outline

Chapters to be produced:

1. Introduction
2. Thermal zones and heat balance
3. Heat balance of a thermal zone
4. Heating and cooling loads
5. HVAC systems
6. Heat transmission
7. Building envelope components
8. Windows
9. Thermal bridges
10. Unconditioned zones
11. Global heat loss coefficient
12. Ventilation
13. Mechanical ventilation
14. Permeability
15. Natural ventilation
16. Radiative heat transfer
17. Solar irradiance
18. Radiance between surfaces

• Misc:

for the heat transfer due to mechanical ventilation considering only the sensible component of air the equation is:

$\theta v={\dot {m}}C_{a}\Delta T$