The thesis deals with the topic of overheating of attic rooms during the summer period. In vast majority of family houses and apartment houses with inhabited attic spaces is the roof solved as lightweight. This kind of roof assembly is not able to sufficiently resist the summer boundary conditions and leads to increased heat gains in the interior. In this work, the attention is drawn entirely to the heat penetration through the roof. Different aspects of passive cooling were applied to the roof and the impact of each change was assessed. This concerns the color of the tiles, thermal accumulation, reflective surfaces and the ventilated air layer. The temperature and velocity profiles in the ventilated cavity were monitored and an analysis of the ventilated cavity efficiency was conducted. For individual analyses was used software – based on the principles of the Finite Element Method or the dynamic simulation software. Also other methods were employed: long-term measurement of temperatures on roof models; short-term measurement of surface temperature of various kinds of roof tiles; and laboratory measurement of reflexivity. Also the effect of insect grilles on the air flow is discussed; which was tested on a ventilator track. In this publication are explained the principles of natural convection; boundary layers and the theory of the coefficient of heat transfer. This work includes a standard of the precise calculation methodology for ventilated roofs which was developed for the purpose of creating a user-friendly guide. The results of individual analyses show, a definitely positive effect of the ventilated cavity on the heat gain reduction of attic rooms. The current technical solution of a roof ridge provides the exhaust of the water vapor from a roof assembly; but for providing ventilation for reducing heat gains is insufficient. This lead to a concept of an innovative roof ridge design which enhances the air exchange between the cavity and outdoor environment.

Es ist ein politisch erklärtes Ziel, den Ausstoß von klimaschädlichen Treibhausgasen weltweit zu verringern. Eine wesentliche Stellschraube im Gebiet des Bauwesens stellt hierbei die Einsparung von Energien zur Raumkonditionierung dar. Diese wird unter anderem über das Lüftungskonzept beeinflusst. Die Belüftung von Gebäuden ist zwingend notwendig, um die Emissionen der Baustoffe und die der Menschen, beispielsweise ihren CO2-Ausstoß über die Atmung, abzuführen und der Schimmelbildung vorzubeugen. Erfolgt die Belüftung über öffenbare Fenster – natürliche Lüftung – wird so allerdings energetisch aufwändig temperierte Raumluft mit untemperierter Außenluft ausgetauscht. Daraus können Wärmeverluste und thermisches Unbehagen resultieren. Energieeffiziente Technologien sind ventilatorgestützte Lüftungssysteme mit Wärmerückgewinnung. Doch nicht für alle Gebäudekonzepte und Nutzer stellen diese Lüftungskonzepte einen hohen Nutzerkomfort dar. Korrelationen zwischen Gebäuden mit ventilatorgestützten Lüftungsystemen und dem Sick-Building-Syndrom sind in der Literatur beschrieben, während hier für natürliche Lüftungskonzepte keine Korrelation besteht. Stattdessen wird in Nutzerbefragungen der natürlichen Lüftung eine hohe Akzeptanz zugeschrieben. Mit elektrisch angetriebenen Fenstern kann die natürliche Lüftung nutzerunabhängig gesteuert und so Wärmeverluste und thermisches Unbehagen kontrolliert werden. Bisher sind die Auslegungen solcher kontrollierten natürlichen Lüftungskonzepte noch sehr planungsintensiv. Das Ziel der Arbeit ist es, für Büro- und Verwaltungsgebäude Öffnungs- und Schließsignale einer kontrollierten natürlichen Lüftung zu geben. Diese zeichnen sich darüber aus, dass sie ein gesundes Raumklima, eine hohe Nutzerbehaglichkeit und Energieeffizienz über den Jahresverlauf schaffen und auf ihre Robustheit gegenüber Änderungen von Gebäuderandbedingungen überprüft sind. Für das Ziel wird ein über CO2- und Temperatursensoren gesteuertes Fenstersystem mittels dynamisch thermischer Gebäudesimulationen in vier Varianten von Schließsignalen auf thermische Behaglichkeit und Energiebedarf untersucht. Die Grundlage dazu stellt die bezüglich Entwurf, Konstruktion und Nutzung allgemeingültige Entwicklung eines Büroraums dar. Der Büroraum wird im Simulationsmodell abgebildet und in Realität errichtet. Die Kombination von Simulationsmodell und realem, als experimentellem Teststand ausgeführtem Büroraum ermöglicht verifizierte Ergebnisse. So werden vier Berechnungsmodelle für Luftvolumenströme von Fenstern über den Teststand verifiziert. Dazu dienen Luftwechselmessungen nach der Konstantinjektionsmethode an 173 Fensteröffnungen für fünf Außentemperatur- und elf Windgeschwindigkeitsbereiche. Das Berechnungsmodell nach DIN EN 16798-7 zeigt sich als realitätsnah. Da dieses Berechnungsmodell nicht im Gebäudesimulationsprogramm implementiert ist, wird eine Methode zur Implementierung entwickelt. Über das entwickelte Simulationsmodell zeigt sich, dass eine kombinierte CO2- und temperaturgesteuerte kontrollierte natürliche Lüftung nur zweimal im Jahr ihre Grenzwerte zur Fensteröffnung und -schließung variieren muss, um ganzjährig eine hohe Energieeffizienz und Nutzerbehaglichkeit zu schaffen. Die Schließsignale des sensorgesteuerten Fenstersystems werden in eine Zeitsteuerung überführt. Es zeigt sich, dass für die kühlen Monate jede Öffnung mit identischer Dauer angesetzt werden darf. In wärmeren Monaten muss die Öffnungsdauer in Abhängigkeit der Außentemperatur angepasst werden, so dass eine Zeitsteuerung mit einer Außentemperaturmessung gekoppelt werden muss. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass über eine Variation der Schließsignale einer kontrollierten natürlichen Lüftung die Energieeffizienz und die thermische Behaglichkeit wesentlich gesteigert werden und dass selbst bei geringen Windgeschwindigkeiten und Temperaturdifferenzen die Raumluftqualität stets gewährleistet ist. Für nahezu alle Standorte in Deutschland kann die kontrollierte natürliche Lüftung so den Kühlbedarf der untersuchten Büroräume eliminieren, ohne in einer sommerlichen Überhitzung der Räume zu resultieren. Die entwickelten und bezüglich Raumluftqualität und thermischer Behaglichkeit charakterisierten Sensor- und Zeitsteuerungen tragen dazu bei, die kontrollierte natürliche Lüftung als wartungsarme, technikreduzierte Alternative zu der ventilatorgestützten Lüftung zu etablieren.:1 Einleitung 2 Natürliche Lüftung 3 Kontrollmöglichkeiten der natürlichen Lüftung 4 Entwicklung der Untersuchungsmodelle 5 Voruntersuchungen 6 Sensorsteuerung für den Basisraum 7 Zeitsteuerung für den Basisraum 8 Übertragung auf unterschiedliche Gebäuderandbedingungen 9 Diskussion und Empfehlungen 10 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 11 Literatur 12 Abbildungsnachweis 13 Bezeichnungen 14 Anhang / It is a politically declared goal to reduce the emission of climate-damaging greenhouse gases worldwide. To support this goal by the building industry a key driver is the saving of energy for room conditioning. Among other factors, this is influenced by the ventilation concept. Also the ventilation of buildings is absolutely necessary in order to remove the emissions of the building materials and those of the people, for example their CO2 emissions through breathing as well as to prevent mould. However, if ventilation is carried out via openable windows - natural ventilation - then energetically expensive tempered room air is exchanged with cold outside air. This could result in heat loss and thermal discomfort. Mechanical ventilation systems with heat recovery are energy-efficient technologies. However, these ventilation concepts do not represent a high level of user comfort for all building concepts and users. Correlations between buildings with mechanical ventilation systems and sick building syndrome are described in the literature, while there is no such correlation for natural ventilation concepts. Instead, a high level of acceptance is attributed to it in user surveys. With electrically driven and controlled windows, natural ventilation can be controlled independently from the user, thus minimizing heat loss and thermal discomfort. So far, the design of such controlled natural ventilation concepts is still very planning-intensive. The aim of this work is to provide opening and closing signals for controlled natural ventilation in office buildings. These are characterized for their capability to create a high indoor air quality, high user comfort and high energy efficiency over the course of the year and are tested for their robustness against changes in building characteristics. To achieve this goal, a window system controlled by CO2 and temperature sensors is examined for its impact on thermal comfort and energy demand by means of building simulation tools with four variants of closing signals. As a basis for this examination an office room is utilized that conforms to the current standards in terms of design, construction and use. The office space is transferred to a simulation model and constructed in reality. The combination of the simulation model and the real office space, which is designed as an experimental test rig, enables verified results. Thus, four calculation models for air flow volumes of windows are verified via the test rig. Air exchange measurements according to the constant injection method on 173 window openings for five outdoor temperature and eleven wind speed ranges are used for this purpose. The calculation model according to DIN EN 16798-7 proves to be close to reality. Since this calculation model is not implemented in the building simulation program, a method for its implementation is developed. Using the developed simulation model, it is shown that a combined CO2- and temperature-controlled natural ventilation creates a high energy efficiency and user comfort throughout the year by varying its limit values for window opening and closing only twice a year. The closing signals of the sensor controlled window system are transferred to a time control system. It turns out that for the cold months, each opening could be set to the same opening time. In warmer months, the opening time must be adjusted depending on the outside temperature. Thus, a time control should be coupled with an outside air temperature measurement. The results show that by varying the closing signals of a controlled natural ventilation system, the energy efficiency and thermal comfort is significantly increased and that a high indoor air quality is always guaranteed even at low wind speeds and low temperature differences. For almost all locations in Germany, controlled natural ventilation can thus eliminate the cooling requirements in the office spaces studied without overheating in the summer. The developed sensor and time control systems are characterized by high indoor air quality and good thermal comfort. Thus, these systems are a contribution to promote controlled natural ventilation as a low-maintenance and technically reduced alternative to mechanical ventilation.:1 Einleitung 2 Natürliche Lüftung 3 Kontrollmöglichkeiten der natürlichen Lüftung 4 Entwicklung der Untersuchungsmodelle 5 Voruntersuchungen 6 Sensorsteuerung für den Basisraum 7 Zeitsteuerung für den Basisraum 8 Übertragung auf unterschiedliche Gebäuderandbedingungen 9 Diskussion und Empfehlungen 10 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 11 Literatur 12 Abbildungsnachweis 13 Bezeichnungen 14 Anhang

[pt] Diante dos constantes avanços da tecnologia os dispositivos eletrônicos vêm passando por um processo de miniaturização, ao mesmo tempo em que sustentam um aumento de potência. Essa tendência se mostra um desafio para seu gerenciamento térmico, uma vez que os sistemas de resfriamento típicos para eletrônicos utilizam ar como fluido de trabalho, e o seu baixo coeficiente de transferência de calor limita sua capacidade de atender às necessidades térmicas da indústria atual. Nesse sentido, o resfriamento bifásico tem sido considerado uma solução promissora para fornecer resfriamento adequado para dispositivos eletrônicos. Circuitos de termossifão bifásico combinam a tecnologia de resfriamento bifásico com sua inerente natureza passiva, já que o sistema não requer uma bomba para fornecer circulação para seu fluido de trabalho, graças às forças da gravidade e de empuxo. Um dissipador de calor de microcanais, localizado bem em cima do dispositivo eletrônico, dissipa o calor gerado. Isto o torna uma solução de baixo custo e energia. Além disso, ter um circuito de termossifão operando com um refrigerante de baixo GWP, como o R-1234yf, resulta em baixo impacto para o meio ambiente, uma vez que é um refrigerante ecologicamente correto e o sistema tem baixo ou nenhum consumo de energia. Este trabalho fornece um modelo numérico detalhado para a simulação de um circuito de termossifão bifásico, operando em condições de regime permanente. O circuito compreende um evaporador (chip e dissipador de calor de micro-aletas), um riser, um condensador refrigerado a água de tubo duplo e um downcomer. Equações fundamentais e constitutivas foram estabelecidas para cada componente. Um método numérico de diferenças finitas, 1-D para o escoamento do fluido por todos os componentes do sistema, e 2-D para a condução de calor no chip e evaporador foi empregado. O modelo foi validado com dados experimentais para o refrigerante R134a, mostrando uma discrepância em relação ao fluxo de massa em torno de 6 por cento, para quando o sistema operava sob regime dominado pela gravidade. A pressão de entrada do evaporador prevista apresentou um erro relativo máximo de 4,8 por cento quando comparada aos resultados experimentais. Além disso, a maior discrepância da temperatura do chip foi inferior a 1 grau C. Simulações foram realizadas para apresentar uma comparação de desempenho entre o R134a e seu substituto ecologicamente correto, R1234yf. Os resultados mostraram que quando o sistema operava com R134a, ele trabalhava com uma pressão de entrada no evaporador mais alta, assim como, com um fluxo de massa mais alto. Por causa disso, o R134a foi capaz de manter a temperatura do chip mais baixa do que o R1234yf. No entanto, essa diferença na temperatura do chip foi levemente inferior a 1 grau C, mostrando o R1234yf como comparável em desempenho ao R134a. Além disso, o fator de segurança da operação do sistema foi avaliado para ambos os refrigerantes, e para um fluxo de calor máximo do chip de 33,1 W/cm2, R1234yf mostrou um fator de segurança acima de 3. Isso significa que o circuito de termossifão pode operar com segurança abaixo do ponto crítico de fluxo de calor. Dada a investigação sobre a comparação de desempenho dos refrigerantes R134a e R1234yf, os resultados apontaram o R1234yf como um excelente substituto ecologicamente correto para o R134a, para operação em um circuito de termossifão bifásico. / [en] Given the constant advances in technology, electronic devices have been going through a process of miniaturization while sustaining an increase in power. This trend proves to be a challenge for thermal management since commonly electronic cooling systems are air-based, so that the low heat transfer coefficient of air limits its capacity to keep up with the thermal needs of today s industry. In this respect, two-phase cooling has been regarded as a promising solution to provide adequate cooling for electronic devices. Two-phase thermosyphon loops combine the technology of two-phase cooling with its inherent passive nature, as the system does not require a pump to provide circulation for its working fluid, thanks to gravity and buoyancy forces. A micro-channel heat sink located right on top of the electronic device dissipates the heat generated. This makes for an energy and cost-efficient solution. Moreover, having a thermosyphon loop operating with a low GWP refrigerant such as R-1234yf results in low impact for the environment since it is an environmentally friendly refrigerant, and the system has low to none energy consumption. This work provides a detailed numerical model for the simulation of a two-phase thermosyphon loop operating under steady-state conditions. The loop comprises an evaporator (chip and micro-fin heat sink), a riser, a tube-in-tube water-cooled condenser and a downcomer. Fundamental and constitutive equations were established for each component. A finite-difference method, 1-D for the flow throughout the thermoysphon s components and 2-D for the heat conduction in the evaporator and chip, was employed. The model was validated against experimental data for refrigerant R134a, showing a mass flux discrepancy of around 6 percent for when the system operated under gravity dominant regime. The predicted evaporator inlet pressure showed a maximum relative error of 4.8 percent when compared to the experimental results. Also, the chip temperature s largest discrepancy was lower than 1 C degree. Simulations were performed to present a performance comparison between R134a and its environmentally friendly substitute, R1234yf. Results showed that when the system operated with R134a, it yielded a higher evaporator inlet pressure as well as a higher mass flux. Because of that, R134a was able to keep the chip temperature lower than R1234yf. Yet, that difference in chip temperature was slightly lower than 1 C degree, showing R1234yf as comparable in performance to R134a. In addition, the safety factor of the system s operation was evaluated for both refrigerants, and for a maximum chip heat flux of 33.1 W/cm2, R1234yf showed a safety factor above 3. This means the thermosyphon loop can operate safely under the critical heat flux. Given the investigation on the performance comparison of refrigerants R134a and R1234yf, results pointed to R1234yf being a great environmentally friendly substitute for R134a for the two-phase thermosyphon loop.

In recent years we may observe a growth in construction of passive houses and low energy houses using lightweight constructions such as modern wooden houses. It is assumed that wooden houses keep overheating more comparing to brick houses during summer period. Due to the lack of research in this field the paper investigates the influence of internal thermal storage mass in passive houses constructions on their summer thermal stability under the Czech climatic conditions. Only sensible heat accumulation without a usage of phase change materials is examined. Differences between wooden houses comparing to brick-built houses are emphasized. Objects of research are mostly residential passive houses in low energy building standards. However, the results of research might be applied to different types of buildings as well. The first section outlines theoretical fundamentals. For the research itself various scientific research methods were used, such as basic mathematical calculations, experimental temperature measurement of two buildings (detached house in Dubňany and in Moravany) and numerical simulations. Own tribute to the research was first of all discussion on the topic of thermal accumulation and structures heat capacity calculation. Experimental measurements outlined conclusive evidence about the importance of internal thermal storage mass in respect of interior summer overheating. The research confirmed that the highest interior temperature reached is mostly influenced by solar gains through unshaded windows. However, the influence of internal thermal storage mass is not remote. If we compare standard timber-framed wooden house to the hole ceramic bricks-built house, the wooden house will overheat by 0,5°C more during a standard day. Wider spread in the maximum temperature reached was measured for lightweight consturctions wooden houses without any internal thermal storage mass. Therefore, such structures should have an additional layer of thermal storage mass.