FUNDAMENTALS OF BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

Septiembre de 2020       Páginas: 410

Código 8840      ISBN/EAN: 9780367518066

Book Description

Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation pares the theory and practice of a multi-disciplinary field to the essentials for classroom learning and real-world applications. Authored by a veteran educator and researcher, this  textbook equips graduate students and emerging and established professionals in engineering and architecture to predict and optimize buildings’ energy use. It employs an innovative pedagogical approach, introducing new concepts and skills through previously mastered ones and deepening understanding of familiar themes by means of new material. Covering topics from indoor airflow to the effects of the weather, the book’s 19 chapters empower learners to:

• Understand the models and assumptions underlying popular BPS tools
• Compare models, simulations, and modelling tools and make appropriate selections
• Recognize the effects of modelling choices and input data on simulation predictions
• And more.

Each subject is introduced without reference to particular modelling tools, while practice problems at the end of each chapter provide hands-on experience with the tools of the reader’s choice. Curated reading lists orient beginners in a vast, cross-disciplinary literature, and the critical thinking skills stressed throughout prepare them to make contributions of their own.

Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation provides a much-needed resource for new and aspiring members of the building science community.

Table of Contents

Part I Prelude

1. Introduction to BPS

Part II Building interior

2. Energy and mass transfers within buildings

3. Solar energy absorption by internal surfaces

4. Convective heat transfer at internal surfaces

5. Longwave radiation exchange between internal surfaces

6. Internal heat and moisture sources

7. Internal airflow

Part III Exterior environment

8. Energy balances at external surfaces & weather

9. Solar energy absorption by external surfaces

10. Convection heat transfer at external surfaces

11. Longwave radiation exchange at external surfaces

12. Heat transfer to the ground

Part IV Building envelope

13. Heat transfer in opaque assemblies

14. Heat transfer in transparent assemblies

15. Air infiltration and natural ventilation

Part V HVAC

16.  HVAC distribution systems

17. Energy conversion and storage systems

Part VI Finale

18. Culminating trial

19. Next steps