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To make it possible to draw comparisons between all experiments, the same initial and
boundary conditions for velocity and temperature were imposed on all of them, the only
change consisted in the usage of two different wind directions. Through the temperature
results in Figure 8 we can observe the indoor cooling, for both scenarios. The results of
computational simulations seem encouraging, since they corresponded to what was
observed.
Conclusions
Computational modelling is an extremely helpful tool, it gives us the possibility to
evaluate different project configurations and to test the results of possible alternative
improvements, both in the pre-occupancy and the post-occupancy phases.
This first study of the Glass House was a first step towards a series of simulations that
intend to more comprehensively evaluate the relations between temperature fields and
ventilation in this specific building.
A next step for a forthcoming study would be to continue the evaluation of thermal
exchanges in this building, but now considering the interference of incident solar
radiation on the flat roof, and taking into account the roof’s respective materials.
Acknowledgements
The financial help provided by the Brazilian funding agency CNPq and instrumentation
and analysis facilities provided by the School of Engineering and Built Environment at
the Glasgow Caledonian University are gratefully acknowledged.
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