RT journal article
T1 3D internal forced convection heat-transfer correlations from CFD for building performance simulation
A1 Rincón Casado, Alejandro
A1 Sánchez de la Flor, Francisco José
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
A2 Máquinas y Motores Térmicos
K1 Correlation heat-transfer coefficient
K1 forced convection
K1 CFD
AB This study presents new correlations for internal forced convective heat-transfer coefficients (CHTCs) in buildings. CHTCs are used by building energy performance simulation (BES) tools to estimate the annual heating and cooling demands of buildings. Most programs use constant values or correlations but do not consider in detail the 3D geometry or the dimensions and positions of the inlet and outlet openings. The correlations developed here take into account 3D geometry and the dimensions and positions of the inlet/outlet openings in opposite walls. A new methodology has been developed for the calculation of CHTCs in 3D enclosures from two 2D planes, one with a horizontal orientation and another with a vertical orientation. Comparing the results from correlations with those from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, the errors found are less than 15%. These correlations are easy to use in BES.
PB Taylor
SN 1997-003X
YR 2018
FD 2018-06-26
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30817
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30817
LA eng
NO This work is linked to the project entitled ‘Distritos de balance energetico nulo mediante algoritmos de confort adaptativo ygestión óptima de redes energéticas’ (BIA2016-77431-C2-2-R), funded by ‘Ministerio de Economía Industria y Competitividad’ (Spanish Government)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026