CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation

ABSTRACT Poor hygrothermal performance exacerbates deterioration risk from mould growth, corrosion and damage to archival materials. Improved microcomputers’ computational power has significantly advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and research developments in indoor airflow, heat tr...

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Main Authors:	Oladokun, Majeed, Ali, Maisarah, Osman, Samsul Bahrin, Samsuddin, Niza, Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Salleh, Md. Noor
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	TH7005 Heating and ventilation
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spelling	iium-444132018-04-16T01:28:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44413/ CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation Oladokun, Majeed Ali, Maisarah Osman, Samsul Bahrin Samsuddin, Niza Hamzah, Hairul Aini Salleh, Md. Noor TH7005 Heating and ventilation ABSTRACT Poor hygrothermal performance exacerbates deterioration risk from mould growth, corrosion and damage to archival materials. Improved microcomputers’ computational power has significantly advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and research developments in indoor airflow, heat transfer and contaminant transport. Nevertheless, numerous uncertainties exist in the CFD experiments which require adequate clarifications for improved results’ reliability. This paper presents the measurement and validation of a CFD model for the investigation of the hygrothermal performance in an indoor environment with known cases of microbial proliferations. The room, 5.2 m × 4.8 m × 3.0 m high, is air-conditioned and ventilated by constant air volume (CAV) system controlling the indoor airflow and hygrothermal profiles with ceiling mounted four-way supply diffuser and extract grille for indoor air distribution. The methodology combines in-situ experiment and numerical simulation with a commercial CFD tool using the standard k–ε model. Microclimate and airflow parameters obtained from in-situ experiments were used as boundary conditions in the CFD. The study shows a good agreement between the predicted and measured indoor hygrothermal profile with less than 10% deviation. The results indicate that the model can be employed for further investigation with high confidence. Keywords: CFD Simulation In-situ Experiments Indoor Climate Hygrothermal performance Uncertainty Assessment 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44413/1/44413_abstract.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44413/4/CFDRI2015_Paper_ID_1184_Finalnov2015.pdf Oladokun, Majeed and Ali, Maisarah and Osman, Samsul Bahrin and Samsuddin, Niza and Hamzah, Hairul Aini and Salleh, Md. Noor (2015) CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation. In: International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics in Research and Industry 2015, 17-19 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur. http://cfdri.uthm.edu.my
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spellingShingle	TH7005 Heating and ventilation Oladokun, Majeed Ali, Maisarah Osman, Samsul Bahrin Samsuddin, Niza Hamzah, Hairul Aini Salleh, Md. Noor CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation
description	ABSTRACT Poor hygrothermal performance exacerbates deterioration risk from mould growth, corrosion and damage to archival materials. Improved microcomputers’ computational power has significantly advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and research developments in indoor airflow, heat transfer and contaminant transport. Nevertheless, numerous uncertainties exist in the CFD experiments which require adequate clarifications for improved results’ reliability. This paper presents the measurement and validation of a CFD model for the investigation of the hygrothermal performance in an indoor environment with known cases of microbial proliferations. The room, 5.2 m × 4.8 m × 3.0 m high, is air-conditioned and ventilated by constant air volume (CAV) system controlling the indoor airflow and hygrothermal profiles with ceiling mounted four-way supply diffuser and extract grille for indoor air distribution. The methodology combines in-situ experiment and numerical simulation with a commercial CFD tool using the standard k–ε model. Microclimate and airflow parameters obtained from in-situ experiments were used as boundary conditions in the CFD. The study shows a good agreement between the predicted and measured indoor hygrothermal profile with less than 10% deviation. The results indicate that the model can be employed for further investigation with high confidence. Keywords: CFD Simulation In-situ Experiments Indoor Climate Hygrothermal performance Uncertainty Assessment
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Oladokun, Majeed Ali, Maisarah Osman, Samsul Bahrin Samsuddin, Niza Hamzah, Hairul Aini Salleh, Md. Noor
author_facet	Oladokun, Majeed Ali, Maisarah Osman, Samsul Bahrin Samsuddin, Niza Hamzah, Hairul Aini Salleh, Md. Noor
author_sort	Oladokun, Majeed
title	CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation
title_short	CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation
title_full	CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation
title_fullStr	CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation
title_full_unstemmed	CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation
title_sort	cfd investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/44413/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44413/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44413/1/44413_abstract.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/44413/4/CFDRI2015_Paper_ID_1184_Finalnov2015.pdf
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CFD investigation of indoor hygrothermal performance in academic research storage room: measurement and validation

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