NUMERICAL MODELING OF TEMPERATURE FIELDS IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHOPPING COMPLEX

Sudhangshu Sarma, O. P. Jakhar

Abstract: In the paper three-dimensional case of temperature distribution has been presented for an air-conditioned single story shopping complex. Numerical modeling has been used to analyze effect of varying inlet temperature on temperature distribution inside the shopping complex under standard conditions. Again impact of solar radiation on the building roof and outside walls is also taken into account. Calculations are carried out in an empty shops using specialized computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software FLUENT 14.5. The main goal is to find optimal inlet air temperature in order to reduce the energy consumption.

Keywords: Air-Conditioning, CFD Simulation, Solar Radiation, Temperature Distribution

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0505090