[Bldg-sim] Comfort tools

[Julia Beabout]

I've heard that TAS can do this.  




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From: Tariq Abbas <tabbas at hilsonmoran.com>
To: "Patrick J. O'Leary, Jr." <poleary1969 at gmail.com>; Arpan Bakshi 
<arpanbakshi at gmail.com>
Cc: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Sent: Wed, January 26, 2011 8:18:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] Comfort tools


Sounds impossible.
 
Information in bulk zone modelling is only stored at the node (typically centre 
of zone) and on surfaces with no additional info in between. 

 
There are too many unknown parameters to determine thermal comfort in this way 
to determine a gradient. 

 
You would have to use CFD which can be tricky without experience of solar 
radiation modelling (depending on package used).
 
 
 
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[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Patrick J. O'Leary, 
Jr.
Sent: 26 January 2011 02:53
To: Arpan Bakshi
Cc: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] Comfort tools
 
attached is a screenshot of the ashrae comfort tool output



On 1/24/11 10:06 AM, Arpan Bakshi wrote: 
Comfort Gradients
 
Are there other tools out there which are specifically developed to perform only 
comfort calculations, PMV, PPD, etc.?
 
My understanding of the comfort models in DesignBuilder, ApacheSim other energy 
modeling engines is that they calculate comfort only at the central node of each 
thermal zone. 

 
Is anyone aware of tools which calculate a gradient of comfort within each 
thermal zone?
 
 
Thanks
Arpan
 
  
  
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