Numerical Simulation of Indoor Thermal Environment of a Double-Skin Facade Office with Different Shutter Angles

Abstract:

Airflow and heat transfer simulation was conducted for a double-skin façade (DSF) system equipped with shading devices in the cavity, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with RNG turbulence model and PISO algorithm, for five conditions of slat angles (θ=0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°). The present study indicates that the presence of shading devices influences the temperatures, the ventilation rate and the air distribution in the DSF system. Besides, the different angles will make different influences.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 694)
• Pages: 256-259
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.694.256
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: Xin Zhan, Hua Yang*, Feng Yun Jin
• Keywords: CFD, Double Skin Facade (DSF), Office Thermal Performance, Shading Devices

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