TY - GEN
T1 - Development of a Scale Model for Experimental Evaluation of Thermal End Effectors in Buildings
AU - Bradford, Kipp
AU - Meggers, Forrest
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - In this paper, we describe a low-cost, open-source, scale-model climate chamber that we developed to test and measure the performance of multiple different thermal end effectors. The apparatus includes a variety of sensors, including temperature measurement capabilities via a network of spatially distributed thermistors, thermal power and electrical power measurement, and radiant temperature measurement. The thermal conditions in the chamber are managed by a small-scale heat pump, configurable as an air-to-air or air-to-water system. In preliminary experiments, this heat pump was used to supply thermal energy to both radiant and forced-air end effectors. Unlike building simulation software, our experimental apparatus allows for direct measurements of the thermal conditions created by a variety of thermal end effectors.
AB - In this paper, we describe a low-cost, open-source, scale-model climate chamber that we developed to test and measure the performance of multiple different thermal end effectors. The apparatus includes a variety of sensors, including temperature measurement capabilities via a network of spatially distributed thermistors, thermal power and electrical power measurement, and radiant temperature measurement. The thermal conditions in the chamber are managed by a small-scale heat pump, configurable as an air-to-air or air-to-water system. In preliminary experiments, this heat pump was used to supply thermal energy to both radiant and forced-air end effectors. Unlike building simulation software, our experimental apparatus allows for direct measurements of the thermal conditions created by a variety of thermal end effectors.
KW - Building Simulation
KW - HVAC
KW - Scale Modeling
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-97-8317-5_35
DO - 10.1007/978-981-97-8317-5_35
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85214122309
SN - 9789819783168
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 239
EP - 244
BT - Multiphysics and Multiscale Building Physics - Proceedings of the 9th International Building Physics Conference IBPC 2024
A2 - Berardi, Umberto
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 9th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2024
Y2 - 25 July 2024 through 27 July 2024
ER -