Understandings into the process of modeling and simulation of a simple thermal house in a warm-humid environment
Creators: name: Canteros, Maria Laura
name: Levell, James
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 80309 Software Engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 90702 Environmental Engineering Modelling
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering
subject: 91599 Interdisciplinary Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Nowadays, energy saving is considered a leitmotiv in both developed and underdeveloped countries. Thanks to the implementation of cutting-edge simulation and analytical software in the field of building performance, end users can now make decisions at the moment of acquiring technologies that provide energy and cost savings. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a critical review of current global software, with the aim of facilitating an understanding of these applications for those interested in assessing building performance. In this report, the procedure for the elaboration of a simple model thermal house, improved from previous studies in a warmhumid zone, is presented. It comprises thermal software modelling, simulation and data acquisition, as well as the elaboration of a program in Julia that aims to obtain similar results to<br>the thermal model for future research optimization purposes. Additionally, alternatives and recommendations based on this project, as well as the authors’ experiences and backgrounds, are exhaustively explained. The study leads to the conclusion that the analyzed software behaved<br>as expected concerning the thermal model. Especially the freely available software energy plus is extremely powerful. However, a considerable amount of previous review was necessary. For the Julia code, it is expected to being improved in a future to give more accurate and realistic results. In conclusion, for a deeper dive into the topic of modeling and behavior of buildings it is necessary a wide range of knowledge in an appreciable quantity of software. Nowadays, energy saving is considered a leitmotiv in both developed and underdeveloped countries. Thanks to the implementation of cutting-edge simulation and analytical software in the field of building performance, end users can now make decisions at the moment of acquiring technologies that provide energy and cost savings. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a critical review of current global software, with the aim of facilitating an understanding of these applications for those interested in assessing building performance. In this report, the procedure for the elaboration of a simple model thermal house, improved from previous studies in a warmhumid zone, is presented. It comprises thermal software modelling, simulation and data acquisition, as well as the elaboration of a program in Julia that aims to obtain similar results to the thermal model for future research optimization purposes. Additionally, alternatives and recommendations based on this project, as well as the authors’ experiences and backgrounds, are exhaustively explained. The study leads to the conclusion that the analyzed software behaved as expected concerning the thermal model. Especially the freely available software Energy Plus is extremely powerful. However, a considerable amount of previous review was necessary. For the Julia code, it is expected to being improved in a future to give more accurate and realistic results. In conclusion, for a deeper dive into the topic of modeling and behavior of buildings it is necessary a wide range of knowledge in an appreciable quantity of software.