THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Mohammed Yacine Ferroukhi

,

Rafik Belarbi

,

Karim Limam

,

Walter Bosschaerts

IMPACT OF COUPLED HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER EFFECTS ON BUILDINGS ENERGY CONSUPTION

ABSTRACT
Coupled heat, air, and moisture transfers through building envelope have an important effect on prediction of building energy requirements. Several works were conducted in order to integrate hygrothermal transfers in dynamic buildings simulations codes. However, the incorporation of multidirectional hygrothermal transfer analysis in the envelope into building simulation tools is rarely considered. In this work, coupled heat, air, and moisture (HAM) transfer model in multilayer walls was established. Thereafter, the HAM model is coupled dynamically to a building behavior code (BES).The coupling concerns a co-simulation between COMSOL Multiphysics and TRNSYS software. Afterward, the HAM-BES co-simulation accuracy was verified. Then, HAM-BES co-simulation platform was applied to a case study with various types of climates (temperate, hot and humid, cold and humid). Three simulations cases were carried out. The first simulation case consists of the TRNSYS model without HAM transfer model. The second simulation case, 1-D HAM model for the envelope was integrated in TRNSYS code. For the third one, 1-D HAM model for the wall and 2-D HAM model for thermal bridges were coupled to the thermal building model of TRNSYS. Analysis of the results confirms the significant impact of 2-D envelope hygrothermal transfers on the indoor thermal and moisture behavior of building as well as on the energy building assessment. These conclusions are shown for different studied climates.
KEYWORDS
hygrothermal transfer, HAM-BES co-simulation, multidimensional effect, energy performance
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2015-06-08
PAPER REVISED: 2015-10-09
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2015-10-14
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2016-01-01
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI150608215F
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2017, VOLUME 21, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [1359 - 1368]
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