Prediction Of Indoor Conditions And Thermal Comfort Using CFD Simulations: A Case Study Based On Experimental Data

In the present paper CFD tool was used for thermal comfort evaluation in natural convection and in transient conditions in a room by setting only the external weather conditions as input parameters. A survey in a classroom at the Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, was carried out and data required for the thermal comfort evaluation and CFD simulation model set up was acquired. The simulation model was validated with experimental data and it was used for the thermal and velocity profiles simulation and for the thermal comfort indexes calculation, according to UNI 7730.