Analysis of a Low Energy Wind Catcher with Horizontally-Arranged Heat
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Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the Scientific Committee of The 15th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling. * Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] Keywords: Heat demand; Forecast; Climate change 1876-6102 © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the 9th International Conference on Applied Energy. 1876-6102 © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the Scientific Committee of The 15th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling. 1876-6102 © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the 9th International Conference on Applied Energy. 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.582 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.582 1876-6102 2096 John Calautit et al. / Energy Procedia 142 (2017) 2095–2101 2 Author name / Energy Procedia 00 (2017) 000–000 1. Introduction and literature review The way in which energy is generated and used has a direct impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the economy. The built environment is one of the main end-user of energy; therefore, the use of new technologies to reduce the energy consumption of buildings is a key issue in the design and planning of more sustainable cities. The rapid growth of countries in the Middle East such as UAE and Qatar placed them at the top of the global carbon footprint. The extreme hot climate, the low cost in these regions and the demand for higher levels of comfort has led to the use of mechanical cooling units in both residential and commercial buildings, where most units are operated for 24 hours per day, all year round. Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) is responsible for up to 60% of the energy consumed by buildings and even higher during summer months [1, 2]. Reducing the substantial energy requirements of mechanical HVAC services has the potential to significantly lower the energy consumption of the built environment heavily reliant on such systems such as commercial buildings, schools and office spaces [3]. An example of a passive ventilation technology is a windcatcher which is an architectural component of traditional Middle Eastern buildings which captures the outdoor wind at high elevation and directs it to the interior [4, 5]. Windcatchers have been installed in buildings in temperate climates such as the UK, particularly in schools and offices [5]. Windcatcher ventilation is particularly effective for night time cooling as this is when there is the greatest differential between indoor and outdoor temperatures. However unlike mechanical cooling, windcatchers are ineffective at reducing the temperature of supply air [6]. It primarily relies on the outdoor temperature for cooling and in warm or hot climates, this could cause further discomfort to occupants during summer if the air is not pre-cooled before entering the occupied space. This places a limit on the application of windcatchers in warm or hot climates. Several works have attempted to address this by integrating evaporative cooling and heat transfer devices [6-8]. The windcatcher with evaporative cooling have shown promising results particularly in dry conditions, for example reductions up to 15°C were observed, depending on the local climatic conditions [7]. However, there are several drawbacks associated with evaporative cooling such as high operation and maintenance cost, ineffectiveness in warm, moderate to high humid conditions [8]. In addition, evaporative coolers use a substantial amount of water to run which could be considered wasteful in arid climates [8]. Several works [8,9] have incorporated heat transfer devices into the internal channel of the windcatcher to reduce the supply airflow temperature (Figure 1). Several researchers have attempted to improve the operation of the wincatcher in different climates; cold [10] and humid [11]. Fig. 1. (a) A roof mounted windcatcher with heat transfer devices (b) schematic diagram of the windcatcher operation. In our previous works [2,8-9], a cooling system that combines passive ventilation and cooling was developed to the