Performance evaluation of active chilled beam in cooling and heating operation under actual field boundary conditions
Upadhyay, Rohit Kumar (author) Mora, Rodrigo (thesis advisor) British Columbia Institute of Technology School of Construction and the Environment (Degree granting institution)
Dissertation/thesis
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British Columbia Institute of Technology
2018-10
221 pages
People spend most of their time indoors and often share the same environment; therefore, knowledge and prediction of the indoor conditions are important to optimize the indoor conditions for the occupants at the building design phase. A range of parameters like air velocity, temperature and relative humidity determines the indoor climate and are important for the comfort of the occupant of a room in terms of thermal comfort and indoor air quality. Active Chilled Beam (ACB), a high-performance air distribution system has gained popularity as an energy efficient, sustainable comfort cooling technology with favourable performance in term of thermal comfort to occupants. ACB is wildly utilized in a variety of commercial buildings, schools, laboratories and hospitals. However, in-depth investigations on the performance of these systems under different boundary conditions are still inadequate.
Active chilled beam ACB under cooling ACB under heating CFD Room airflow Ventilation efficiency
Indoor air quality Chilled beams (Air conditioning)
electronic
Master of Applied Science