Evaluating the indoor thermal conditions in a room with a Trombe Wall system: A CFD study
Şirin, Ceylin Goggins, Jamie Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena
Şirin, Ceylin
Goggins, Jamie
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena
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Publication Date
2025-07-06
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conference paper
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Şirin, Ceylin, Goggins, Jamie, & Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena (2025). Evaluating the indoor thermal conditions in a room with a Trombe Wall system: A CFD study. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE 2025). Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 6 - 10 July.
Abstract
Sustainable design and green construction practices are effective solutions to provide comfortable thermal conditions for occupants while decreasing the seasonal heating/cooling demand in buildings. Trombe walls (TWs) are building components that can be used to regulate indoor thermal environment. Utilising TWs as a passive heating and cooling method can help in providing desirable indoor comfort conditions while reducing the reliance on mechanical systems. This study evaluates the indoor thermal conditions in a model room with a TW system. This is done by analysing air temperature and velocity distribution under the defined heat flux values on a TW (200, 250, 300, and 350 W/m²) in both summer and winter conditions typical of Irish weather. Using the grid convergence index (GCI) method to optimize the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, the study examines how these heat flux values affect the room conditions in relation to thermal comfort standards.
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University of Galway
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