Secondary Author(s)
Gu, Lixing; Fairey, Philip W.
Report Number
FSEC-PF-226-91
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-PF-226-91.pdf
Keywords
Simulation; Buildings; Attics, Attic thermal performance; Computer simulation model; Thermal stratification; Radiation; Buoyancy; Wind driven air flows; Low-emittance surfaces; Simulation accuracy
Abstract
An improved computer simulation model for attics has been developed. The model accounts for detailed radiation, buoyancy and wind driven air flows and thermal stratification within the attic airspace. Through comparison with measured data, the paper examines the relative importance of the various modeling parameters and assumptions upon simulation accuracy. Stratification of the attic air was found to be a critical modeling characteristic which is typically ignored in building energy simulations. Both model and measurement results shows that air stratification increases significantly when low-emittance surfaces are included.
Date Published
1-1-1991
Identifiers
857
Subjects
Buildings--Thermal properties; Computer simulation; Air flow; Radiation; Buoyant ascent (Hydrodynamics); Building materials--Thermal properties
Local Subjects
Buildings - Attics; Simulation
Type
Text; Document
Contributor (Linked Data)
Fairey, Philip W. [LC]
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Parker, Danny, "A Stratified Air Model for Simulation of Attic Thermal Performance" (1991). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 857.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/857
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Notes
Reference Publication: Parker, D.S., Fairey, P.W. and Gu, L., "A Stratified Air Model for Simulation of Attic Thermal Performance," Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, Volume 2, ASTM STP 1116, R. S. Graves and D. C. Wysocki, Eds., American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA., 1991.