| Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
| Energy Conversion Systems and Technologies (2019) |
 Subjects |
| CHARACTERISATION AND MODELLING OF ENERGY DEMAND IN BUILDINGS |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2021_22 |
| Subject | CHARACTERISATION AND MODELLING OF ENERGY DEMAND IN BUILDINGS | Code | 20755102 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Compulsory | First | 2Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. Introduction. Parameters that influence the thermal demand of the building. | - Weather and design conditions - Heat balance in a building - Heat transfer through walls and roofs - Heat transfer through windows - Solar heat gain through windows - Infiltration heat load - Heat gain from people, lights and equipment - Human thermal comfort |
| 2. 3D Thermal modeling of the building. | - EnergyPlus introduction - EnergyPlus IDF editor - Geometry modeling using SketchUp-Euclid |
| 3. Definition of model data and simulation options. | - Thermal zones - Materials and constructions - Schedules - Internal gains - Infiltration - Controlled ventilation - Shading devices - Ideal loads HVAC |
| 4. Simulation adjustment and interpretation of simulation results. | - Analysis of time series outputs - Analysis of tabular outputs - Figures of merit |
| 5. Parametric analysis. | |
| 6. Case studies. |
