| Title |
An Simulation Methods of Thermal Performance for an Balcony Window in Multi-residential House |
| Authors |
Choi Young-Jin ; Seo Jung-Min ; Song Doo-Sam ; Lee Joong-Hoon ; Leigh Seung-Bok ; Kim Tae-Yeon |
| Keywords |
Expanded Balcony ; Thermal Environment ; Integrated Simulation |
| Abstract |
In these days, the balcony space is remodeled as a living space in Korea. The balcony space is a medium space where connects an indoor and outdoor space in multi-residential house and acts as a climate-filter space where can minimize indoor environment changes with the changes of outdoor climate. Expanding the balcony means that lose a buffer space and it causes a thermal discomfort such as cold draft in winter. Additionally, it also causes increasing of condensation at the surface of walls and windows and the heating/cooling load. In this study, indoor thermal environment properties with or without balcony were investigated through field measurement. Furthermore, based on the results of field measurement, the thermal comfort, condensation rate and heating and cooling load were analyzed through the integrated simulation method suggested in this study. The suggested integrated simulation method will be a tool which can estimate thermal performances of various window systems. |