Abstract
A courtyard house has unique climatic features, and this makes it a common design for traditional housing. Attention has returned to such housing due to the energy crisis. However, there is a need to develop an engineering basis for such designs. This paper attempts to study one of the climatic features of this type of house, which is night ventilation. The study uses Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with a basis on time constants for both day and night. The results show that it needs to balance the openness in a house in such a way as to achieve both a lower solar heat gain and a higher ventilation rate.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ROOMVENT 2014: 13th SCANVAC International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms |
Place of Publication | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Publisher | Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2015 |
Event | ROOMVENT 2014 - Sao Paulo, Brazil Duration: 19 Oct 2014 → 22 Oct 2014 |
Conference
Conference | ROOMVENT 2014 |
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City | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Period | 19/10/14 → 22/10/14 |
Keywords
- Night cooling
- Courtyard