@article{AlsaadVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Performance assessment of a ductless personalized ventilation system using a validated CFD model}, series = {Journal of Building Performance Simulation}, volume = {2018}, journal = {Journal of Building Performance Simulation}, number = {11, Heft 6}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3850}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20190218-38500}, pages = {689 -- 704}, abstract = {The aim of this study is twofold: to validate a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, and then to use the validated model to evaluate the performance of a ductless personalized ventilation (DPV) system. To validate the numerical model, a series of measurements was conducted in a climate chamber equipped with a thermal manikin. Various turbulence models, settings, and options were tested; simulation results were compared to the measured data to determine the turbulence model and solver settings that achieve the best agreement between the measured and simulated values. Subsequently, the validated CFD model was then used to evaluate the thermal environment and indoor air quality in a room equipped with a DPV system combined with displacement ventilation. Results from the numerical model were then used to quantify thermal sensation and comfort using the UC Berkeley thermal comfort model.}, subject = {Ventilation}, language = {en} } @article{VoelkerAlsaad, author = {V{\"o}lker, Conrad and Alsaad, Hayder}, title = {Simulating the human body's microclimate using automatic coupling of CFD and an advanced thermoregulation model}, series = {Indoor Air}, volume = {2018}, journal = {Indoor Air}, number = {28, Heft 3}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3851}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20190218-38517}, pages = {415 -- 425}, abstract = {This study aims to develop an approach to couple a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver to the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) thermal comfort model to accurately evaluate thermal comfort. The coupling was made using an iterative JavaScript to automatically transfer data for each individual segment of the human body back and forth between the CFD solver and the UCB model until reaching convergence defined by a stopping criterion. The location from which data are transferred to the UCB model was determined using a new approach based on the temperature difference between subsequent points on the temperature profile curve in the vicinity of the body surface. This approach was used because the microclimate surrounding the human body differs in thickness depending on the body segment and the surrounding environment. To accurately simulate the thermal environment, the numerical model was validated beforehand using experimental data collected in a climate chamber equipped with a thermal manikin. Furthermore, an example of the practical implementations of this coupling is reported in this paper through radiant floor cooling simulation cases, in which overall and local thermal sensation and comfort were investigated using the coupled UCB model.}, subject = {Numerische Str{\"o}mungssimulation}, language = {en} } @article{AlsaadVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Der K{\"u}hlungseffekt der personalisierten L{\"u}ftung}, series = {Bauphysik}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Bauphysik}, number = {volume 42, issue 5}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn bei John Wiley \& Sons}, address = {Hoboken}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4272}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20201020-42723}, pages = {218 -- 225}, abstract = {Personalisierte L{\"u}ftung (PL) kann die thermische Behaglichkeit sowie die Qualit{\"a}t der eingeatmeten Atemluft verbessern, in dem jedem Arbeitsplatz Frischluft separat zugef{\"u}hrt wird. In diesem Beitrag wird die Wirkung der PL auf die thermische Behaglichkeit der Nutzer unter sommerlichen Randbedingungen untersucht. Hierf{\"u}r wurden zwei Ans{\"a}tze zur Bewertung des K{\"u}hlungseffekts der PL untersucht: basierend auf (1) der {\"a}quivalenten Temperatur und (2) dem thermischen Empfinden. Grundlage der Auswertung sind in einer Klimakammer gemessene sowie numerisch simulierte Daten. Vor der Durchf{\"u}hrung der Simulationen wurde das numerische Modell zun{\"a}chst anhand der gemessenen Daten validiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der Ansatz basierend auf dem thermischen Empfinden zur Evaluierung des K{\"u}hlungseffekts der PL sinnvoller sein kann, da bei diesem die komplexen physiologischen Faktoren besser ber{\"u}cksichtigt werden.}, subject = {L{\"u}ftung}, language = {de} } @article{AlsaadVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Performance evaluation of ductless personalized ventilation in comparison with desk fans using numerical simulations}, series = {Indoor Air}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Indoor Air}, publisher = {John Wiley \& Sons Ltd}, doi = {10.1111/ina.12672}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200422-41407}, pages = {14}, abstract = {The performance of ductless personalized ventilation (DPV) was compared to the performance of a typical desk fan since they are both stand-alone systems that allow the users to personalize their indoor environment. The two systems were evaluated using a validated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of an office room occupied by two users. To investigate the impact of DPV and the fan on the inhaled air quality, two types of contamination sources were modelled in the domain: an active source and a passive source. Additionally, the influence of the compared systems on thermal comfort was assessed using the coupling of CFD with the comfort model developed by the University of California, Berkeley (UCB model). Results indicated that DPV performed generally better than the desk fan. It provided better thermal comfort and showed a superior performance in removing the exhaled contaminants. However, the desk fan performed better in removing the contaminants emitted from a passive source near the floor level. This indicates that the performance of DPV and desk fans depends highly on the location of the contamination source. Moreover, the simulations showed that both systems increased the spread of exhaled contamination when used by the source occupant.}, subject = {Behaglichkeit}, language = {en} } @article{AlsaadVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Could the ductless personalized ventilation be an alternative to the regular ducted personalized ventilation?}, series = {Indoor Air}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Indoor Air}, publisher = {John Wiley \& Sons Ltd}, doi = {10.1111/ina.12720}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200805-42072}, pages = {13}, abstract = {This study investigates the performance of two systems: personalized ventilation (PV) and ductless personalized ventilation (DPV). Even though the literature indicates a compelling performance of PV, it is not often used in practice due to its impracticality. Therefore, the present study assesses the possibility of replacing the inflexible PV with DPV in office rooms equipped with displacement ventilation (DV) in the summer season. Numerical simulations were utilized to evaluate the inhaled concentration of pollutants when PV and DPV are used. The systems were compared in a simulated office with two occupants: a susceptible occupant and a source occupant. Three types of pollution were simulated: exhaled infectious air, dermally emitted contamination, and room contamination from a passive source. Results indicated that PV improved the inhaled air quality regardless of the location of the pollution source; a higher PV supply flow rate positively impacted the inhaled air quality. Contrarily, the performance of DPV was highly sensitive to the source location and the personalized flow rate. A higher DPV flow rate tends to decrease the inhaled air quality due to increased mixing of pollutants in the room. Moreover, both systems achieved better results when the personalized system of the source occupant was switched off.}, subject = {Str{\"o}mungsmechanik}, language = {en} } @article{AlsaadVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Qualitative evaluation of the flow supplied by personalized ventilation using schlieren imaging and thermography}, series = {Building and Environment}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Building and Environment}, number = {Volume 167, article 106450}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {New York}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4511}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211008-45117}, pages = {11}, abstract = {Personalized ventilation (PV) is a mean of delivering conditioned outdoor air into the breathing zone of the occupants. This study aims to qualitatively investigate the personalized flows using two methods of visualization: (1) schlieren imaging using a large schlieren mirror and (2) thermography using an infrared camera. While the schlieren imaging was used to render the velocity and mass transport of the supplied flow, thermography was implemented to visualize the air temperature distribution induced by the PV. Both studies were conducted using a thermal manikin to simulate an occupant facing a PV outlet. As a reference, the flow supplied by an axial fan and a cased axial fan was visualized with the schlieren system as well and compared to the flow supplied by PV. Schlieren visualization results indicate that the steady, low-turbulence flow supplied by PV was able to penetrate the thermal convective boundary layer encasing the manikin's body, providing clean air for inhalation. Contrarily, the axial fan diffused the supplied air over a large target area with high turbulence intensity; it only disturbed the convective boundary layer rather than destroying it. The cased fan supplied a flow with a reduced target area which allowed supplying more air into the breathing zone compared to the fan. The results of thermography visualization showed that the supplied cool air from PV penetrated the corona-shaped thermal boundary layer. Furthermore, the supplied air cooled the surface temperature of the face, which indicates the large impact of PV on local thermal sensation and comfort.}, subject = {Bildverarbeitung}, language = {en} } @article{AlsaadHartmannVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and Hartmann, Maria and Voelker, Conrad}, title = {The effect of a living wall system designated for greywater treatment on the hygrothermal performance of the facade}, series = {Energy and Buildings}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Energy and Buildings}, number = {volume 255, article 111711}, doi = {10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111711}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20240116-65299}, pages = {17}, abstract = {Besides their multiple known benefits regarding urban microclimate, living walls can be used as decentralized stand-alone systems to treat greywater locally at the buildings. While this offers numerous environmental advantages, it can have a considerable impact on the hygrothermal performance of the facade as such systems involve bringing large quantities of water onto the facade. As it is difficult to represent complex entities such as plants in the typical simulation tools used for heat and moisture transport, this study suggests a new approach to tackle this challenge by coupling two tools: ENVI-Met and Delphin. ENVI-Met was used to simulate the impact of the plants to determine the local environmental parameters at the living wall. Delphin, on the other hand, was used to conduct the hygrothermal simulations using the local parameters calculated by ENVI-Met. Four wall constructions were investigated in this study: an uninsulated brick wall, a precast concrete plate, a sandy limestone wall, and a double-shell wall. The results showed that the living wall improved the U-value, the exterior surface temperature, and the heat flux through the wall. Moreover, the living wall did not increase the risk of moisture in the wall during winter and eliminated the risk of condensation.}, subject = {Feuchteleitung}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AlsaadVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Measuring and visualizing the flow supplied by personalized ventilation}, series = {Proceedings Book Roomvent 2020}, booktitle = {Proceedings Book Roomvent 2020}, address = {Turin, Italy}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4657}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220622-46573}, abstract = {This study investigates the flow supplied by personalized ventilation (PV) by means of anemometer measurements and schlieren visualization. The study was conducted using a thermal manikin to simulate a seated occupant facing a PV outlet. Air velocity was measured at multiple points in the flow field; the collected velocity values were used to calculate the turbulence intensity. Results indicated that PV was supplying air with low turbulence intensity that was able to penetrate the convective boundary layer of the manikin to supply clean air for inhalation. The convective boundary layer, however, obstructed the supplied flow and reduced its velocity by a total of 0.26 m/s. The PV flow preserved its value until about 10 cm from the face where velocity started to drop. Further investigations were conducted to test a PV diffuser with a relatively large outlet diameter (18 cm). This diffuser was developed using 3d-modelling and 3d-printing. The diffuser successfully distributed the flow over the larger outlet area. However, the supplied velocity and turbulence fields were not uniform across the section.}, subject = {Bel{\"u}ftung}, language = {en} } @article{BecherGenaAlsaadetal., author = {Becher, Lia and Gena, Amayu Wakoya and Alsaad, Hayder and Richter, Bernhard and Spahn, Claudia and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {The spread of breathing air from wind instruments and singers using schlieren techniques}, series = {Indoor Air}, volume = {2021}, journal = {Indoor Air}, number = {volume 31, issue 6}, publisher = {Wiley Blackwell}, address = {Oxford}, doi = {10.1111/ina.12869}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220209-45817}, pages = {1798 -- 1814}, abstract = {The spread of breathing air when playing wind instruments and singing was investigated and visualized using two methods: (1) schlieren imaging with a schlieren mirror and (2) background-oriented schlieren (BOS). These methods visualize airflow by visualizing density gradients in transparent media. The playing of professional woodwind and brass instrument players, as well as professional classical trained singers were investigated to estimate the spread distances of the breathing air. For a better comparison and consistent measurement series, a single high note, a single low note, and an extract of a musical piece were investigated. Additionally, anemometry was used to determine the velocity of the spreading breathing air and the extent to which it was quantifiable. The results showed that the ejected airflow from the examined instruments and singers did not exceed a spreading range of 1.2 m into the room. However, differences in the various instruments have to be considered to assess properly the spread of the breathing air. The findings discussed below help to estimate the risk of cross-infection for wind instrument players and singers and to develop efficacious safety precautions, which is essential during critical health periods such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.}, subject = {Covid-19}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HartmannAlsaadVoelker, author = {Hartmann, Maria and Alsaad, Hayder and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Das Potential von Fassadenbegr{\"u}nungen zur Verringerung des W{\"a}rmeinseleffekts: Simulation eines Beispielquartiers}, series = {Bauphysiktage Kaiserslautern 2022}, booktitle = {Bauphysiktage Kaiserslautern 2022}, address = {Kaiserslautern}, isbn = {978-3-95974-176-7}, issn = {2363-8206}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4667}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220713-46676}, pages = {147-149}, abstract = {Die Auswirkungen einer Fassadenbegr{\"u}nung auf den W{\"a}rmeinseleffekt in Stuttgart wurde f{\"u}r eine Hitzeperiode numerisch simuliert und bewertet. Die Ergebnisse zeigten positive Auswirkungen innerhalb des Simulationsgebiets sowie eine geringe Fernwirkung auf benachbarte Stadtquartiere. Diese {\"A}nderungen k{\"o}nnen zur Verbesserung des thermischen Komforts im Außenraum beitragen. Eine reduzierte Temperatur der Außenoberfl{\"a}che f{\"u}hrt dar{\"u}ber hinaus auch zu einer geringeren Oberfl{\"a}chentemperatur der Wandinnenseite, welche die Innenraumtemperatur beeinflusst. Folglich kann die thermische Behaglichkeit auch im Innenraum erh{\"o}ht werden.}, subject = {Mikroklima}, language = {de} }