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Proceedings of SimBuild Conference 2010: 4th conference of IBPSA-USA

     

Influence of Supply Air Temperature on Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) System Energy Performance

Tom Webster, Kwang Ho Lee, Fred Bauman, Stefano Schiavon, Tyler Hoyt, Jingjuan Feng, Allan Daly
Center for the Built Environment (CBE), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Taylor Engineering, Alameda, CA

Abstract: Underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems have received attention in recent years due to a number of potential advantages over conventional overhead (OH) systems. These potential advantages include increased layout flexibility, improved indoor air quality and thermal comfort, and energy savings. In particular, energy performance advantages have been difficult to evaluate analytically due to the lack of simulation tools that accurately model the complex heat transfer processes of stratification in the room and thermal decay" (supply air temperature gain) in the underfloor plenum. Furthermore
Pages: 466 - 473
Paper:
simbuild2010_TS09B-01-Webster