Sürdürülebilir Yeşil Kampüs Koleksiyonu / Sustainable Green Campus Collection

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  • Doctoral Thesis
    Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Flow and Heat Transfer in Double Skin Facade Cavities
    (İzmir Institute of Technology, 2016) İnan, Tuğba; Başaran, Tahsin
    In this study, airflow and heat transfer in a double skin facade (DSF) cavity were examined numerically and experimentally under natural and forced flow conditions. An experimental setup was constructed i the laboratory environment. Experiments were performed for two different DSF's airflow modes; buffer zone and external air channel. These experiments vere conducted with and without a solarsimulator integratrd t the system. Furthermore, the effect of pressure drop elements in the cavity of DSF were analyzed experimentally. After the numerical results (CFD and nodal network) were verified with experimental measurements, dimensionless heat transfer correlations were developed for the natural and forced convections. As a result, an extensive experimental data set was obtained for different working conditions of DSF. So, the dimensionless pressure loss coefficients were calculated experimentally based on the geometric configuration of the pressure drop elements in the cavity. In natural convection, with Rayleigh numbers ranging from 8.59*109 to 1.41*1010 and the increasing tendency of the average Nusselt numbers from 142.6 to 168.8 were shown. A correlation for a cavity characteristic length of 0.116 was constructed to evaluate the heat flux. In forced convection, another dimensionless correlations weredeveloped to predict the heat transfer by using. Nusselt numbers with in the Reynolds numbers ranging from 28000 to 56000 for a DSF with an external airflow mode. These correlations could be used for different characteristic length ranged betwen 0.1 and 0.16. These correlations were used for the energy performence of DSF applications for different directions and climatic zones in Turkey and compared with the single skin facede.
  • Master Thesis
    Energy and Environmental Performance Based Decision Support Process for Early Design Stage of Residential Buildings
    (İzmir Institute of Technology, 2016) Gerçek, Mümine; Durmuş Arsan, Zeynep
    Deficiencies in systematic approaches for design decision support to increase energy and environmental performance of buildings in Turkey are projected as the major problem of this study. Rare usage of computational methods for evaluating and improving building performance, need for informational assistance in design, as well as lack of interaction between systematic knowledge and building practice are the secondary problems. This thesis mainly aims to test usability of the decision support process assisting architects in early design stages of residential buildings. Assessing the uncertainties in building performance caused by design parameters and climate change, in terms of determining the most significant parameters on annual energy consumption for heating, cooling and operational CO2 emissions in hot humid climatic region of Turkey is the significant objective of the study. The relation between input parameters and building performance indicators is examined by the uncertainty and global sensitivity analyses for a residential building in İzmir, Turkey. The process is supported by usability testing held with the architect in practice. The results indicate that, the sensitivity between input and output parameters changes according to the projected weather conditions and different floors of the building. The SHGC of windows on south-west, north-east facades, and window U values are the most effective parameters on energy and environmental performance. The proposed decision support process is approved to be applicable for early design stages of the selected building, and helps creating consciousness about the importance of systematic design decision approach for the building professional.