Development of an integrated building energy simulation with optimal central plant control

The purpose of computer-based building energy analysis programs is to assist heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) engineers in the design process and to help researchers develop more effective and efficient methods of controlling a building's environment. One such program is BLAST (Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics) that is heat balance based and can model a building's thermal performance for an entire year. However, the component simulations: zones, fan systems, and central plants, are simulated separately and no feedback occurs. In this work a computational engine was developed to model building thermal processes and have all the elements of the simulation interact. This new program IBLAST will, as a result, be able to simulate many of the fan systems and building thermal interactions that can not be modeled by BLAST.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Aerospace Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Taylor, Russell Derek

Contributors dc:contributor

• Solomon, Wayne C.

• Engineering, Mechanical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Russell Derek Taylor

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591089424
AAI9702682
(UMI)AAI9702682

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20380