An Investigation of Thermal Comfort by Autodesk CFD Simulation at Indoor Living Space in Urban Residential Building in Monsoon Climate
Volume 3 - Issue 6, June 2019 Edition
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Author(s)
Md. Shahriar Hossain, Ananya Abduhu, Md. Shohol Ebna Shad
Keywords
auto desk CFD simulation, thermal comfort; monsoon climate, urban residential buildings
Abstract
The global warming creates overheating problems, solar heat gain, increasing use of mechanical means. Urban residential areas suffer much with these problems in monsoon climate. Without keeping spaces around the building as mentioned in the provision and insufficiency of proper ventilation system increase the inside temperature. This paper only concentrates on the existing thermal condition inside the building which is based on the case studies. Khulna region has been selected for this case studies as Khulna region is in Bangladesh and exposed to monsoon climate. The thermal condition of the building has been observed by Autodesk CFD software simulation process. Finally, from the simulation result, it is determined whether the existing building design is comfortable for living purposes or not according to American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Manual calculation of determining Temperature Humidity Index is also conducted here to understand the status. It is noted that this experiment has been done only for summer season as the temperature of winter season is reasonably adoptable.
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