Heating performance enhancement of a new design trombe wall using rectangular thermal fin arrays: An experimental approach

Rabani, Mehran; Rabani, Mehrdad

doi:10.1016/j.est.2019.100796

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“…can be calculated by multiplying the quantity of energy consumption of a Trombe wall by its unit CO2 emissions. [15,27,[29][30][31]43,44,47,53,59,69,70,72,[75][76][77]80,81,83,85,87,93,105,114,[130][131][132][133]136,138,139,153,179,184,186,193,204,[211][212][213][214], heating load reduction [16,53,61,107,114,117,123,148,169,…”

Section: Outdoor Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Classification, experimental assessment, modeling methods and evaluation metrics of Trombe walls

Wang

et al. 2020

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Solar energy building applications are attracting increasing attention from researchers, engineers, businessmen and officials due to their significant benefits in sustainable development, such as energy saving, cost reduction and environmental protection. Trombe wall, as a classical passive solar heating technique, has been studied for many years. A variety of concepts, methodologies and experiences have been developed during relevant research. Especially in recent years, numerous studies on Trombe wall have been published, which implies a rising attention to this technique. This review focuses on the classification, experimental assessment, modeling methods, and evaluation metrics for Trombe wall. In detail, nine types of Trombe walls are introduced according to their materials, structures and functions. Four experimental methods and two modeling methods of Trombe wall are discussed based on their functions, advantages, disadvantages, and applicability. Three aspects of evaluation metrics for Trombe wall are summarized in terms of technique, economy and environment. Moreover, the current and future research of Trombe wall are discussed at the end. The authors consider this article would be useful for their peers and can facilitate the technical development of Trombe wall.

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Section: Outdoor Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Classification, experimental assessment, modeling methods and evaluation metrics of Trombe walls

Wang

et al. 2020

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the respective increase in the primary energy production and CO2 emissions has reached 49% and 43% respectively, over the past 20 years [14]. The building sector, being the largest energy-consuming sector, accounts for about 25-30 % of final energy consumption on global basis [15,16], and is considered an equally important source of CO 2 emission [17]. Besides, according to IEA, if no energy efficiency improvements are carried out in the building sector, an increase of 50% in energy consumption might be triggered by 2050 [18].…”

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A review on phase change materials for thermal energy storage in buildings: Heating and hybrid applications

Faraj

Khaled

Faraj

et al. 2021

Journal of Energy Storage

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Researchers worldwide are investigating thermal energy storage, especially phase change materials, for their substantial benefits in improving energy efficiency, sustaining thermal comfort in buildings and contributing to the reduction of environmental pollution. Residential buildings and commercial constructions, being dependent on heating and cooling systems, are subjected to the utilization of PCM technology through several applications. The current study presents a state-of-the-art review that covers recent literature on thermal energy storage systems utilizing PCMs for buildings. The reviewed applications are heating and hybrid applications, that are categorized as passive and active systems. A summary of the PCMs used, applications, thermo-physical properties and incorporation methods are presented as well. The study emphasizes the promising effectiveness of PCM in building heating applications, and highlights the significance of PCM system hybridization. The study shows that experimental investigations on commercial constructions, and hybrid systems development and optimization, are still required. Finally, possible combinations of active and passive heating applications with their auspicious benefits in terms of energy efficiency augmentation, are recommended. Highlights  State-of-the-art review on PCM building applications for heating and hybrid systems  Active and Passive classification for heating and hybrid systems  Challenges altering the PCM technology for energy-efficient buildings are addressed  Hybridization of active and passive systems forms a potential method toward NZEB

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“…In the first look, the Trombe wall is a promising approach to save energy and to maintain the indoor air quality. Experimental study of room equipped with Trombe wall is offered by [11] where they studied house natural ventilation in arid climate of Yazd, Iran, experimentally by studying different types of fins, namely, brass, copper, and aluminum. The results approved that using thermal fins enhanced the energy-saving efficiency of the Trombe wall by 3% and improved its natural convection heat transfer rate by 6% inside the channel.…”

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Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of Trombe Wall for Passive Solar Building in Semiarid Climate

Dhahri

Khalilpoor

Aouinet

et al. 2021

International Journal of Photoenergy

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The largest amount of energy in buildings is consumed to provide heating, cooling, and ventilation. Therefore, a practical solution such as using renewable energy sources can be considered to reduce energy costs and pollutants. In addition, architecture principles must be varied to utilize passive solar energy and also to reduce energy losses. In this research, a numerical study is presented to investigate the thermal behavior of TW-FR (Trombe wall placed in a fenestrated room) in the semiarid region of Tunisia. Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer shows good agreement with published data in literature. The thermal comfort level was calculated according to ASHRAE (55-2013). The results show that (i) the normal Trombe wall cannot assure a satisfactory comfort level even in summer conditions and a higher vertical temperature gradient can take a value of 15°C, and the Trombe wall is shown to be more efficient in heating mode in the studied semi-arid region compared to cooling; (ii) the operative temperature for the coldest winter is between 17.85 and 19.85°C. The air temperature gradient in the comfort ranges between the head and feet is 2.3°C; and (iii) the Trombe wall is an excellent solution for Sousse city weather; it is suggested that the passive system (TW-FR) will be examined for a whole year to have a precise evaluation of its efficiency.

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Heating performance enhancement of a new design trombe wall using rectangular thermal fin arrays: An experimental approach

Cited by 48 publications

References 28 publications

Classification, experimental assessment, modeling methods and evaluation metrics of Trombe walls

Classification, experimental assessment, modeling methods and evaluation metrics of Trombe walls

A review on phase change materials for thermal energy storage in buildings: Heating and hybrid applications

Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of Trombe Wall for Passive Solar Building in Semiarid Climate

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