Publication detail

Numeric Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomena in Existing and Retrofitted Casement Windows

KHOSRAVI, S. PONT, U. ŠIKULA, O. MAHDAVI, A.

Original Title

Numeric Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomena in Existing and Retrofitted Casement Windows

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Transparent elements of building enclosure components play a critical role in buildings' performance and integrity. Numeric simulation provides a tool to model and predict the thermal behavior of window constructions. This paper presents a two-dimensional numerical analysis of the thermal behavior of a casement window before and after implementing a vacuum glazing in the external pane. Two modelling approaches were considered, a conventional one (focusing predominantly on conductive heat transfer) and a more detailed one (involving coupled conduction and convection). The results of the study demonstrate the benefits of the aforementioned retrofit option in terms of reduced heat transfer, increase of surface temperature within the cavity during the cold season, and the reduction of surface condensation risk.

Keywords

casement window; numerical simulation; retrofit; building performance

Authors

KHOSRAVI, S.; PONT, U.; ŠIKULA, O.; MAHDAVI, A.

Released

2. 9. 2020

Publisher

IBPSA

ISBN

978-1-7750520-1-2

Book

Building Simulation Conference Proceedings

ISBN

2522-2708

Periodical

Building Simulation 2019

State

Republic of Italy

Pages from

235

Pages to

240

Pages count

6

URL

http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2019/BS2019_210161.pdf

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/194784

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT163933,
  author="Shiva {Khosravi} and Ulrich {Pont} and Ondřej {Šikula} and Ardeshir {Mahdavi}",
  title="Numeric Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomena in Existing and Retrofitted Casement Windows",
  booktitle="Building Simulation Conference Proceedings",
  year="2020",
  journal="Building Simulation 2019",
  pages="235--240",
  publisher="IBPSA",
  doi="10.26868/25222708.2019.210161",
  isbn="978-1-7750520-1-2",
  issn="2522-2708",
  url="http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2019/BS2019_210161.pdf"
}