Thermal Comfort Of A Typical Office Building A Parametric Investigation

Loh, Jacky Tung Jiong (2018) Thermal Comfort Of A Typical Office Building A Parametric Investigation. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Air temperature and air velocity distribution are important parameters that can affect the thermal comfort level of the occupants in the building. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the air temperature and air velocity distribution inside a typical office building. Ground floor and first floor of Mechanical Engineering Faculty (FKM) building are selected for this study. The air temperature and air velocity distribution for both floors were analyzed to determine the suitable air-conditioning setting configuration. Physical measurement and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are the two main approaches in this study. Physical measurement was conducted by using air velocity meter. CFD simulation was developed by using IESVE software. The air-conditioning temperature setting configuration which is able to maintain the acceptable thermal comfort level is determined. Besides that, the energy consumption for the configuration is also being calculated. The velocity setting configuration for BK 4, 5, 6, 8, 17 and PA are 3 m/s, 4m/s, 3 m/s, 3m/s, 3m/s and 4m/s respectively. The temperature setting configuration for BK 4, 5, 6, 8, 17 and PA are 22 oC, 21 oC, 21 oC, 22 oC, 21 oC and 24 oC respectively. The energy consumption for suitable settings is lower than non-suitable settings for both ground floor and first floor.

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