The Impact of Roof Pitch and Ceiling Insulation on Cooling Load of Naturally-Ventilated Attics

The Impact of Roof Pitch and Ceiling Insulation on Cooling Load of Naturally-Ventilated Attics

A 2D unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model is employed to simulate buoyancy-driven turbulent ventilation in attics with different pitch values and ceiling insulation levels under summer conditions. The impacts of roof pitch and ceiling insulation on the cooling load of gable-roof residen...

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Main Authors: Linxia Gu, Zhigang Shen, Shimin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-07-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
attic
natural ventilation
roof pitch
insulation
cooling
turbulence
CFD
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/7/2178

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