Journal
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
Volume 28, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2019.101020
Keywords
Radiative cooling; Phase change material storage tank; Ventilated double layer window; Passive cooling system
Funding
- University Research Board of the American University of Beirut
- American University of Beirut
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This work investigates the performance of a novel passive cooling system for an office space in hot and dry climate. A daytime radiative cooling (RC) panel was coupled with a phase change material (PCM) storage tank system where the nocturnal radiative cooling power was used to regenerate the PCM during nighttime and the diurnal power during daytime was used to reduce the window temperature. To predict system operation, a mathematical model was developed integrating the hydronic RC panel model, water/PCM system heat exchange model, and ventilated window and space model. The developed model was applied to a case study in Beqaa area of inland Lebanon. It was found that the use of diurnal RC panel power for window cooling reduced the storage system size by 12.3% in comparison to the case where only night RC panel was used. The window cooling reduced the radiation asymmetry in the office and resulted in cost savings of 10% when operated during the summer.
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