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Building integrated solar thermal design: assessment of performances of a low cost solar wall in a typical Italian building
Leone GSimone FerrariMarco BeccaliPaola Caputosubject
BISTEngineeringSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica Ambientalebusiness.industry020209 energyfaçade refurbishmentMechanical engineeringbuilding energy retrofit02 engineering and technologyStructural engineeringair solar collector BIST building energy retrofit façade refurbishment Solar energyTRNSYSSolar energyLow-energy houseair solar collectorPhotovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collectorSolar air conditioningEnergy(all)Solar energyThermal insulation0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringPassive solar building designbusinessSolar thermal collectordescription
Abstract Present work deals with the topic of building integration of solar thermal collector (BIST) as a refurbishment measure. Such equipment, more than its main function as heating generator, plays a specific role as a building component (envelope finishes, thermal insulation layer, roof cover etc). Consequently, from a heat transfer point of view, an integrated component affects twice the global building balance: supporting the thermal plant (i.e. providing heat for final uses) and modifying the wall heat-transfer pattern (i.e. reducing thermal losses). In turn, the collector performance itself is influenced by the wall structure (back losses reduction). Present work proposes a method for evaluating the yearly performance of a low cost BIST by means of a Trnsys model on a reference building. This model arises from previous studies based on experimental validation of a FEM model that was implemented in order to describe the collector-wall system efficiency.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-01 |