Reduction of Heating Energy Demand by Combining Infrared Heaters and Infrared Reflective Walls
Abstract
1. Introduction
1.1. Motivation
1.2. Research and Typical Applications
1.3. Structure of the Paper
2. Methods
2.1. Geometry and General Setup of the Simulation
2.2. Design of Experiments
- Wall temperature, including ceiling and floor:
- Air inlet temperature:
- Wall emissivity, including ceiling and floor:
- Area specific heating power: ()
2.3. Model
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Simulation
3.2. Response Surface
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CCD | Central Composite Design |
IR | Infrared |
PMV | Predicted Mean Vote |
PPD | Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied |
Appendix A
Appendix A.1
Appendix A.2
No. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
2 | −1 | 1 | −1 | −1 |
3 | 1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
4 | 1 | 1 | −1 | −1 |
5 | −1 | −1 | 1 | −1 |
6 | −1 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
7 | 1 | −1 | 1 | −1 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
9 | −1 | −1 | −1 | 1 |
10 | −1 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
11 | 1 | −1 | −1 | 1 |
12 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
13 | −1 | −1 | 1 | 1 |
14 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
15 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 1 |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.547 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.547 |
19 | 0 | 0 | −1.547 | 0 |
20 | 0 | 0 | 1.547 | 0 |
21 | −1.547 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | 1.547 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | 0 | −1.547 | 0 | 0 |
24 | 0 | 1.547 | 0 | 0 |
25 (CP1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 (CP2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 (CP3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Appendix A.3
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No. | PMV | ||||||
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- | - | ||||||
1 | 14.24 | 16.41 | 0.24 | 241.4 | 16.24 | 24.20 | −0.46 |
2 | 14.24 | 21.59 | 0.24 | 241.4 | 19.45 | 26.33 | 0.21 |
3 | 18.76 | 16.41 | 0.24 | 241.4 | 17.94 | 25.80 | 0.03 |
4 | 18.76 | 21.59 | 0.24 | 241.4 | 21.13 | 28.89 | 0.98 |
5 | 14.24 | 16.41 | 0.76 | 241.4 | 16.23 | 23.45 | −0.68 |
6 | 14.24 | 21.59 | 0.76 | 241.4 | 19.43 | 25.55 | −0.02 |
7 | 18.76 | 16.41 | 0.76 | 241.4 | 17.92 | 25.30 | −0.12 |
8 | 18.76 | 21.59 | 0.76 | 241.4 | 21.10 | 28.20 | 0.78 |
9 | 14.24 | 16.41 | 0.24 | 758.6 | 16.62 | 25.82 | 0.01 |
10 | 14.24 | 21.59 | 0.24 | 758.6 | 19.80 | 27.86 | 0.66 |
11 | 18.76 | 16.41 | 0.24 | 758.6 | 18.34 | 27.05 | 0.40 |
12 | 18.76 | 21.59 | 0.24 | 758.6 | 21.51 | 30.57 | 1.47 |
13 | 14.24 | 16.41 | 0.76 | 758.6 | 16.51 | 24.30 | −0.43 |
14 | 14.24 | 21.59 | 0.76 | 758.6 | 19.74 | 26.19 | 0.17 |
15 | 18.76 | 16.41 | 0.76 | 758.6 | 18.30 | 25.77 | 0.02 |
16 | 18.76 | 21.59 | 0.76 | 758.6 | 21.45 | 28.93 | 1.00 |
17 | 16.5 | 19 | 0.5 | 100 | 18.52 | 26.16 | 0.14 |
18 | 16.5 | 19 | 0.5 | 900 | 19.08 | 27.39 | 0.51 |
19 | 16.5 | 19 | 0.1 | 500 | 18.97 | 29.65 | 1.16 |
20 | 16.5 | 19 | 0.9 | 500 | 18.87 | 26.17 | 0.15 |
21 | 13 | 19 | 0.5 | 500 | 17.55 | 24.62 | −0.32 |
22 | 20 | 19 | 0.5 | 500 | 20.08 | 27.88 | 0.67 |
23 | 16.5 | 15 | 0.5 | 500 | 16.31 | 24.18 | −0.47 |
24 | 16.5 | 23 | 0.5 | 500 | 21.34 | 28.06 | 0.74 |
25 (CP1) | 16.5 | 19 | 0.5 | 500 | 18.83 | 26.8 | 0.33 |
26 (CP2) | 16.5 | 19 | 0.5 | 500 | 18.83 | 26.8 | 0.33 |
27 (CP3) | 16.5 | 19 | 0.5 | 500 | 18.83 | 26.8 | 0.33 |
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Wille, L.A.; Schiricke, B.; Gehrke, K.; Hoffschmidt, B. Reduction of Heating Energy Demand by Combining Infrared Heaters and Infrared Reflective Walls. Buildings 2024, 14, 2183. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14072183
Wille LA, Schiricke B, Gehrke K, Hoffschmidt B. Reduction of Heating Energy Demand by Combining Infrared Heaters and Infrared Reflective Walls. Buildings. 2024; 14(7):2183. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14072183
Chicago/Turabian StyleWille, Lukas Anselm, Björn Schiricke, Kai Gehrke, and Bernhard Hoffschmidt. 2024. "Reduction of Heating Energy Demand by Combining Infrared Heaters and Infrared Reflective Walls" Buildings 14, no. 7: 2183. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14072183
APA StyleWille, L. A., Schiricke, B., Gehrke, K., & Hoffschmidt, B. (2024). Reduction of Heating Energy Demand by Combining Infrared Heaters and Infrared Reflective Walls. Buildings, 14(7), 2183. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14072183