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Modeling of Building Physical Phenomena

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 229-0910/03
Abbreviation MSFJ
Course title Modeling of Building Physical Phenomena
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Building Environment and Building Services
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Iveta Skotnicová, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Introduction to computer modeling and simulations.
2. Modeling of heat and moisture propagation. Modeling of heat transfer during free and forced convection. Modeling time-steady multidimensional heat conduction. Modeling of time-invariant heat conduction (ANSYS software). Modeling the thermal behavior of buildings and rooms (DesignBuilder software). Modeling of coupled heat and moisture transfer (WUFI software). Fluid flow modeling using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method. Energy dynamic simulation of buildings (DesignBuilder software).
3. Calculation and modeling of acoustic phenomena. Modeling of noise propagation in indoor and outdoor environments (IZOFONIC, HLUK+). Noise attenuation. Computational analyzes of air and footfall soundproofing of building structures. Room acoustics (INSUL software).
4. Modeling of daylight and direct sunlight. Simulation of daylight and direct sunlight in rooms, buildings and outdoor areas. Calculation boundary conditions, calculation models of the sky. Modeling the effects of buildings on the shading of existing surrounding buildings (BuildingDesign, DesignBuilder, Světlo+). Analytical and simulation calculations of light propagation of the light guide (BuildingDesign). Calculations of glare from shiny surfaces of hole fillers and photovoltaic panels.

Povinná literatura

[1] LAWRENCE, L. K. ANSYS Tutorial Release 2023. Structural & Thermal Analysis Using the ANSYS Mechanical APDL Release 2023 Environment. SDC Publications, 2023. 194 Pages. ISBN: 978-1-63057-613-4 .

[2] HENS, H. Applied Building Physics – Boundary Conditions, Building Performance and Material Properties. Berlin: Wilhelm Ernst Sohn, 2011. 308 p. ISBN 978-3-433-02962-6.

[3] F. Alton Everest and Ken Pohlmann. Master Handbook of Acoustics. McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN: 1260473597 .

[4] LECHNER, N. Heating, Cooling, Lighting. Fourth edition 2015, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey. ISBN 978-1-118-58242-8.

[5] TREGENZA, P., WILSON, M. Daylighting – Architecture and Lighting Design. First published 2011, Routledge Taylor &Francis Group, London, 2011. ISBN 978-0-419-25700-4 .

Doporučená literatura

[1] Kozubková,M., Blechař, T., Bojko, M.: Modeling of heat, mass and momentum. Textbook. VŠB-TUO, 2019. 186 p.

[2] DesignBuilder Tutorial. Available at: https://designbuilder.co.uk/training/tutorials