Thermal performance of free-running three- storey houses: an assessment through computer simulations

dc.contributor.author	Jayasinghe, MTR
dc.contributor.author	Attalage, RA
dc.contributor.author	Jayawardena, AI
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-27T15:08:58Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-27T15:08:58Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9488
dc.description.abstract	Sri Lanka is presently facing a serious energy crisis due to continuous increase in energy demand annually. One of the solutions for this is energy conservation for which houses are a good candidate. The need for using active means such as fans and air-conditioning can be minimized by planning the houses with desirable passive features. In order to determine the passive performance, computer simulations were carried out for two houses with and without passive elements. A comparison of similar volumes in these two houses indicated that it is possible for the indoor temperature of certain type of volumes to rise about 5°C above the maximum outdoor temperature when passive elements are ignored.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Thermal performance of free-running three- storey houses: an assessment through computer simulations	en_US
dc.type	Conference-Full-text	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2001	en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos	F35-F48	en_US