Above-floor tube-and-plate radiant floor model development and validation

作者：Brideau S. A.^*; Beausoleil-Morrison I.; Kummert M.

来源：Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 2018, 11(4): 449-469.

DOI：10.1080/19401493.2017.1396359

• Above-floor tube-and-plate radiant floor
• model
• experimental validation
• inter-model comparison

While some building energy simulation tools include dedicated models to represent thermally massive embedded-tubes radiant floor systems, there are no models available for lightweight above-floor tube-and-plate (AFTP) systems. AFTP systems consist of a grooved wooden subfloor (or high density insulation layer), and conductive fin. This paper discusses the development of a transient AFTP radiant floor model and its implementation into ESP-r. This AFTP radiant floor model uses the general approach of the existing embedded-tube model in ESP-r and combines an analytical model of the tube with a two-dimensional finite difference model of the top layers of the floor construction. The new AFTP radiant floor model was found to compare closely with a transient two-dimensional finite element analysis model. Additionally, a full-scale transient experiment was conducted to empirically validate the model. The new model's predictions were found to be in close agreement with the measurements from this experiment.

• 出版日期2018