Experimental radiant heating and cooling system; Reflection Point, Cincinnati, Ohio

Evaluation of Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption of Water Flow Glazing as a Radiant Heating and Cooling System: A Case Study of an Office Space

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12187596 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (18) ◽

pp. 7596

Author(s):

Belen Moreno Santamaria ◽

Fernando del Ama Gonzalo ◽

Benito Lauret Aguirregabiria ◽

Juan A. Hernandez Ramos

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Solar Radiation ◽

Energy Management ◽

Water Flow ◽

Cooling System ◽

Air Cooling ◽

Radiant Heating ◽

Large Glass ◽

Heating And Cooling ◽

Office Space

Large glass areas, even high-performance glazing with Low-E coating, could lead to discomfort if exposed to solar radiation due to radiant asymmetry. In addition, air-to-air cooling systems affect the thermal environment indoors. Water-Flow Glazing (WFG) is a disruptive technology that enables architects and engineers to design transparent and translucent facades with new features, such as energy management. Water modifies the thermal behavior of glass envelopes, the spectral distribution of solar radiation, the non-uniform nature of radiation absorption, and the diffusion of heat by conduction across the glass pane. The main goal of this article was to assess energy consumption and comfort conditions in office spaces with a large glass area by using WFG as a radiant heating and cooling system. This article evaluates the design and operation of an energy management system coupled with WFG throughout a year in an actual office space. Temperature, relative humidity, and solar radiation sensors were connected to a control unit that actuated the different devices to keep comfortable conditions with minimum energy consumption. The results in summer conditions revealed that if the mean radiant temperature ranged from 19.3 to 23 °C, it helped reduce the operative temperature to comfortable levels when the indoor air temperature was between 25 and 27.5 °C. The Predicted Mean Vote in summer conditions was between 0 and −0.5 in working hours, within the recommended values of ASHRAE-55 standard.

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A Glance on Radiant Cooling Technology for Heating and Cooling for Residential and Commercial Building Application

JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN APPLIED MECHANICS & COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ◽

10.24321/2349.7661.202005 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 07 (3&4) ◽

pp. 13-19

Author(s):

Shubham S Kulkarni ◽

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Life Cycle Cost ◽

Cooling System ◽

Radiant Heating ◽

Commercial Building ◽

Heating And Cooling ◽

Radiant Cooling ◽

Air Conditioning Systems ◽

Increasing Temperature ◽

Chilled Ceiling

As we know that nowadays due to the hot and humid weather and the increasing temperature the high amount of energy consumption is used for the heating & cooling purpose in residential as well as in commercial building for air conditioning systems. To overcome this problem and to reduce the energy consumption as well as good thermal comfort to people in the indoor environment, use the radiant heating & cooling system is a better way. This concept is used to cool or heat the room and absorbs the indoor sensible heat by thermal radiation. The system removes heat by using less energy and more energy-efficient. This system uses water as a medium to cool or heat the room space. There are three types discussed in these papers for cooling & heating. In this paper, we did an overall study regarding radiant heating and cooling systems. It reduces the energy lost due to the duct leakage. It also has a lower life cycle cost compared to conventional. In this paper, we have reviewed how to reduce energy consumption and give thermal comfortable air-condition through radiant cooling and chilled ceiling panel system.

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