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Design of Ventilation Systems in a Single-Family House in Terms of Heating Demand and Indoor Environment Quality

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  • Krzysztof Grygierek

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Joanna Ferdyn-Grygierek

    (Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 20, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

Abstract

In buildings with good-quality thermal insulation of external partitions, the main component of the building’s heat balance is the heat demand for ventilation. The reduction of this energy demand cannot be achieved at the expense of thermal comfort of the occupants and indoor air quality. The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of various ventilation strategy (natural and mechanical) on heating demand, thermal comfort, and CO 2 concentration in a single-family house located in Poland. The benefits of using fans integrated with the earth tube were tested. The study was based on the numerical energy simulation of a multi-zone building model for the entire calendar year. Contam, EnergyPlus, and Python programs were used to perform calculations. The thermal model was validated on the results of temperature measurements in the building. To obtain the best solutions, the parameters of the systems considered have been optimized with the use of genetic algorithms. Various optimal parameters of the earth tube (diameter, length, and foundation depth) were obtained during this research. The highest number of thermal discomfort hours was obtained in the naturally ventilated building with automatic window opening. This system supplied to the rooms a large amount of cool outdoor air in winter and warm air in summer, causing instantaneous rapid fluctuations in indoor temperature. Supplementing the mechanical ventilation control system with CO 2 concentration sensors resulted in a much higher amount of ventilation air supplied to the rooms compared to systems controlled only by temperature sensors, resulting in an increase in heat demand.

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  • Krzysztof Grygierek & Joanna Ferdyn-Grygierek, 2022. "Design of Ventilation Systems in a Single-Family House in Terms of Heating Demand and Indoor Environment Quality," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-18, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:22:p:8456-:d:970693
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