Study on the Thermal Performance of the Vernacular Dwellings in Wei-He Plain of Shaanxi Province

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 1589-1595
Author(s):  
Yi Ping Zhu ◽  
Xi Liao ◽  
Shu Yun Wu ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
Yuan Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

Based on indoor thermal environment test and questionnaire surveys, the paper studies on thermal insulation capacity and indoor thermal environment of the vernacular dwellings in Wei-he Plain of Shaanxi Province, China, and analyses their heating methods and application status. Besides, the popularity of sustainable techniques in local area has been evaluated and summarized. Moreover, the paper discusses the present problems in local indoor thermal environment and energy-saving status.

scholarly journals Field Study on Energy-Saving Behaviour and Patterns of Air-Conditioning Use in a Condominium

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 8572
Author(s):  
Kazui Yoshida ◽  
Hom B. Rijal ◽  
Kazuaki Bogaki ◽  
Ayako Mikami ◽  
Hiroto Abe
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Energy ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Energy Management Systems ◽  
Home Energy Management ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Floor Heating

In the international movement to combat the threat of climate change, the timely implementation of residential energy-saving practises is becoming an urgent issue. Because the number of apartments is increasing, we analysed data from home energy management systems (HEMSs) and data from questionnaire surveys of 309 households in a condominium. We focused on the seasonal variation in air-conditioning (AC) use in living-dining rooms to determine the tendency of energy use for heating/cooling related to the characteristics of flats, the profiles of residents, and energy-saving behaviours. In winter, 80% of residents mainly used gas floor heating rather than AC and 24% did not use AC in winter. In households where someone stays home for long hours, they prefer gas floor heating rather than AC in winter. These households also tend to engage in energy-saving behaviours to adjust the indoor thermal environment. There are several types of energy-saving lifestyles; therefore, effective energy-saving measures should be considered for both energy efficiency and the thermal comfort of residents.

scholarly journals Improvements in Energy Saving and Thermal Environment after Retrofitting with Interior Insulation in Intermittently Cooled Residences in Hot-Summer/Cold-Winter Zone of China: A Case Study in Chengdu

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2776
Author(s):  
Xin Ye ◽  
Jun Lu ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Yupeng Wang ◽  
Hiroatsu Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
The South ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Space Cooling

Space cooling is currently the fastest-growing end-user in buildings. The global warming trend combined with increased population and economic development will lead to accelerated growth in space cooling in the future, especially in China. The hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) zone is the most densely populated and economically developed region in China, but with the worst indoor thermal environment. Relatively few studies have been conducted on the actual measurements in the optimization of insulation design under typical intermittent cooling modes in this region. This case study was conducted in Chengdu—the two residences selected were identical in design, but the south bedroom of the case study residence had interior insulation (inside insulation on all opaque interior surfaces of a space) retrofitted in the bedroom area in 2017. In August 2019, a comparative on-site measurement was done to investigate the effect of the retrofit work under three typical intermittent cooling patterns in the real-life scenario. The experimental result shows that interior insulation provides a significant improvement in energy-saving and the indoor thermal environment. The average energy savings in daily cooling energy consumption of the south bedroom is 42.09%, with the maximum reaching 48.91%. In the bedroom with interior insulation retrofit, the indoor temperature is closer to the set temperature and the vertical temperature difference is smaller during the cooling period; when the air conditioner is off, the room remains a comfortable temperature for a slightly longer time.

scholarly journals The Thermal Performance of Traditional Residential Buildings in Kathmandu Valley

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushil B. Bajracharya
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Outdoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Better Than

This paper seeks to investigate into the aspects of thermal performance of traditional residential buildings in traditional settlements of Kathmandu valley. This study proceeds to analyze the detailed field data collected, with a view to identify the indoor thermal environment with respect to outdoor thermal environment in different seasons. This paper also compares the thermal performance of traditional buildings with modern residential buildings of traditional settlements of the valley. There is a regression analysis to obtain information about the thermal environment of different traditional and modern residential buildings with different conditions. The paper concludes that, thermal performance of traditional residential building, adapted in various ways to the changing thermal regime for thermal comfort is better than that of contemporary buildings.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v10i1.10898Journal of the Institute of Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2014,  pp. 172–183

scholarly journals Effects of Roof Insulation on the Thermal Conditions of a Medium Scaled Tropical Enclosed Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) Hatchery

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 1091-1098
Author(s):  
Ahmad Kamil Kamarudin ◽  
Mohd Salleh Kamarudin ◽  
Sabarinah Sh Ahmad ◽  
Elias Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Larval Growth ◽  
Macrobrachium Rosenbergii ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Freshwater Prawn ◽  
Giant Freshwater Prawn ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Insulation Materials ◽  
Human Thermal Comfort

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of roof thermal insulation on the indoor thermal environment of an existing enclosed giant freshwater prawn hatchery in relation to human thermal comfort and the thermal requirement for optimal larval growth. A typical medium scaled enclosed hatchery in Ipoh, Malaysia was chosen for this study. Thermal performances of five thermal insulation materials installed on the roof of the building were studied using Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) Virtual Environment software. Results showed no significant differences for indoor air temperatures reduction among the insulation materials. However, the installation of roof insulation gave a cooler indoor thermal environment and provided a suitable water temperature/ improved water thermal condition for the prawn larviculture. The study also suggested the aluminium foil was the best insulation for the partially transparent roof of the building.

Study on Energy-Saving Renovation of Existing Heating Masonry-Concrete Residential Buildings

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 147-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Guo ◽  
Min Fang Su ◽  
Xiao Jun Jin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Consumption Situation ◽  
Current Energy

Based on the current energy consumption situation of existing masonry-concrete residential buildings in China, it discussed the main energy-saving renovation policies and technologies. Taking existing masonry-concrete residential building of Taiyuan city as a case, it analyzed its heat loss situations, energy-saving renovation design and reconstruction technologies of building envelope. It discussed energy-saving renovation effects. Energy efficiency and indoor thermal environment improved significantly after energy-saving renovation. The building life is extended.

Thermal Performance Test of the New Sandwich Insulation Composite Wall Panels

2013 ◽  
Vol 676 ◽  
pp. 22-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Guo Yang ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Ke Wei Ding
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Insulation Property ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Wall Panels ◽  
Composite Wall ◽  
Building Energy Saving

This paper research applied to using energy-saving insulation in hot summer and warm winter area of sandwich wall panels, study on thermal insulation thermal insulation property of composite wall panel through 2 sets of thermal performance test, and the test results for comparative analysis with finite element analysis results. The analysis shows that the wallboard is not only good insulation properties, but also to meet the requirements prescribed by the state building energy-saving insulation and hot summer Cold Winter areas of building energy-saving insulation requirements.

Indoor Thermal Environment Research of Air Conditioning Office with Air from Window Gap

2013 ◽  
Vol 860-863 ◽  
pp. 1660-1665
Author(s):  
Ze Hua Liu ◽  
Yan Liao ◽  
Hao Ping Yu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Air Infiltration ◽  
Air Supply ◽  
Field Velocity ◽  
Average Relative Humidity ◽  
Air Speed

The paper presents a numerical simulation study of indoor thermal environment of an air conditioning office in winter in Hengyang. Considering the effect of air infiltration from window gap, the distribution of indoor temperature field, velocity field and humidity field can be obtained when air supply angle is 45° down to the horizontal direction. Compared with simulation which air infiltration is ignored, the results show that average temperature of air conditioning area reduces 0.6 °C in Y = 1.1 m section. Air velocity is larger in Y = 1.1 m air conditioning zone. The air speed is greater than 0.2 m/s in local area, a sense blowing. Average relative humidity is larger in Y = 1.1 m air conditioning area. The research indicates that air infiltration can not be allowed to be neglected in numerical simulation.

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