The aim of this thesis is to develop a computer program to design and simulate air
conditioning-comfort application of a selected building, for a year period, on an
hourly basis. In order to carry out this study, a computer program named
AHUSIM.m, is prepared with Matlab computing language.
The design and simulation procedure starts with preparing the inputs like indoor,
outdoor design states, zone cooling and heating loads, along with the general data for
conditioning-comfort equipment. The program, in light of these input data, performs
the plotting of the psychrometric processes -including the design and off design
processes- on psychrometric charts, air conditioning-comfort system selection and
calculating the response of this selected system at varying load conditions for a year.
The program also calculates the energy requirements of parts of the selected system
throughout the year. Furthermore, it lists dimensions of the parts of the air
conditioning-comfort unit, the outdoor supply air and total air flow rates, air and
water inlet and exit states.
Using numerical tools for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) process
design and simulation, can improve energy economy and comfort which are the main
criteria of HVAC engineering. In such an attempt, major concern is the interaction
between the comfort and energy consumption. The program, by designing the system
and deciding its behavior throughout a year / provides a means of automatic control
considering comfort and energy economy. This program also provides a tool for
comparison of different techniques for putting limits to the relation between comfort
and energy consumption.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610356/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2009 |
| Creators | Ertug, Muzeyyen Oya |
| Contributors | Oskay, Ruknettin |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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