@article{PollackLueckWolfetal., author = {Pollack, Moritz and L{\"u}ck, Andrea and Wolf, Mario and Kraft, Eckhard and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Energy and Business Synergy: Leveraging Biogenic Resources from Agriculture, Waste, and Wastewater in German Rural Areas}, series = {Sustainability}, volume = {2023}, journal = {Sustainability}, number = {volume 15, issue 24, article 16573}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/su152416573}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20231222-65172}, pages = {1 -- 25}, abstract = {The imperative to transform current energy provisions is widely acknowledged. However, scant attention has hitherto been directed toward rural municipalities and their innate resources, notably biogenic resources. In this paper, a methodological framework is developed to interconnect resources from waste, wastewater, and agricultural domains for energy utilization. This entails cataloging existing resources, delineating their potential via quantitative assessments utilizing diverse technologies, and encapsulating them in a conceptual model. The formulated models underwent iterative evaluation with engagement from diverse stakeholders. Consequently, 3 main concepts, complemented by 72 sub-concepts, were delineated, all fostering positive contributions to climate protection and providing heat supply in the rural study area. The outcomes' replicability is underscored by the study area's generic structure and the employed methodology. Through these inquiries, a framework for the requisite energy transition, with a pronounced emphasis on the coupling of waste, wastewater, and agriculture sectors in rural environments, is robustly analyzed.}, subject = {Energiewende}, language = {en} } @article{BecherVoelkerRodehorstetal., author = {Becher, Lia and V{\"o}lker, Conrad and Rodehorst, Volker and Kuhne, Michael}, title = {Background-oriented schlieren technique for two-dimensional visualization of convective indoor air flows}, series = {Optics and Lasers in Engineering}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Optics and Lasers in Engineering}, number = {Volume 134, article 106282}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106282}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220810-46972}, pages = {9}, abstract = {This article focuses on further developments of the background-oriented schlieren (BOS) technique to visualize convective indoor air flow, which is usually defined by very small density gradients. Since the light rays deflect when passing through fluids with different densities, BOS can detect the resulting refractive index gradients as integration along a line of sight. In this paper, the BOS technique is used to yield a two-dimensional visualization of small density gradients. The novelty of the described method is the implementation of a highly sensitive BOS setup to visualize the ascending thermal plume from a heated thermal manikin with temperature differences of minimum 1 K. To guarantee steady boundary conditions, the thermal manikin was seated in a climate laboratory. For the experimental investigations, a high-resolution DLSR camera was used capturing a large field of view with sufficient detail accuracy. Several parameters such as various backgrounds, focal lengths, room air temperatures, and distances between the object of investigation, camera, and structured background were tested to find the most suitable parameters to visualize convective indoor air flow. Besides these measurements, this paper presents the analyzing method using cross-correlation algorithms and finally the results of visualizing the convective indoor air flow with BOS. The highly sensitive BOS setup presented in this article complements the commonly used invasive methods that highly influence weak air flows.}, subject = {Raumklima}, 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} } @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} } @inproceedings{KieselEngelsVoelker, author = {Kiesel, Gerd and Engels, Merit and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Energetische Transformation im l{\"a}ndlichen Raum - Aufbau eines prozessorientierten Entwicklungs- und Moderationsmodells}, series = {Schriftenreihe des Fachgebiets Bauphysik/Energetische Geb{\"a}udeoptimierung}, booktitle = {Schriftenreihe des Fachgebiets Bauphysik/Energetische Geb{\"a}udeoptimierung}, editor = {Kornadt, Oliver and Carrigan, Svenja and Hofmann, Markus and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, publisher = {Eigenverlag Technische Universit{\"a}t Kaiserslautern}, address = {Kaiserslautern}, isbn = {978-3-95974-176-7}, issn = {2363-8206}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4656}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220617-46566}, pages = {3}, abstract = {Kleine Kommunen im l{\"a}ndlichen Raum sind aufgrund ihrer oft eingeschr{\"a}nkten personellen und finanziellen Kapazit{\"a}ten bisher eher sporadisch in den Themenfeldern Energieeffizienz und Erneuerbare Energien aktiv. Immer wieder stellt sich daher Frage, wie die Klimaschutzstrategien des Bundes und der L{\"a}nder dort mit dem verf{\"u}gbaren Personal kosteng{\"u}nstig realisierbar sind. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird ein Werkzeug entwickelt, mit dessen Hilfe der aktive Einstieg in diese Thematik mit geringen Aufwand und {\"u}berwiegend barrierefrei m{\"o}glich ist. Der Aufbau eines prozessorientierten Entwicklungs- und Moderationsmodells zur Erprobung und Umsetzung bezahlbarer Handlungsoptionen f{\"u}r Energieeinsparungen und effizienten Energieeinsatz im {\"u}berwiegend l{\"a}ndlichen gepr{\"a}gten Raum ist der Schwerpunkt der Softwarel{\"o}sung. Kommunen werden mit deren Hilfe in die Lage versetzt, in die notwendigen Prozesse der Energie- und W{\"a}rmewende einzusteigen. Dabei soll der modulare Aufbau die regul{\"a}ren Schritte notwendiger (integrierter) Planungsprozesse nicht vollst{\"a}ndig ersetzen. Vielmehr k{\"o}nnen innerhalb der Online-Anwendung - {\"u}berwiegend automatisiert - konkrete Maßnahmenvorschl{\"a}ge erstellt werden, die ein solides Fundament der k{\"u}nftigen energetischen Entwicklung der Kommunen darstellen. F{\"u}r eine gezielte Validierung der Ergebnisse und der Ableitung potentieller Maßnahmen werden f{\"u}r die Erprobung Modellkommunen in Th{\"u}ringen, Bayern und Hessen als Reallabore einbezogen. Das Tool steht bisher zun{\"a}chst nur den beteiligten Modellkommunen zur Verf{\"u}gung. Die entwickelte Softwarel{\"o}sung soll k{\"u}nftig Schritt f{\"u}r Schritt allen interessierten Kommunen mit diversen Hilfsmitteln und einer Vielzahl anderer praktischer Bestandteile zur Verf{\"u}gung gestellt werden.}, subject = {Modellierung}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{GeskeBenzVoelker, author = {Geske, Mara and Benz, Alexander and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Anwendung georeferenzierter Bilddaten bei energetischen Quartiersanalysen}, series = {Tagungsband Bauphysiktage Kaiserslautern 2022}, booktitle = {Tagungsband Bauphysiktage Kaiserslautern 2022}, editor = {Kornadt, Oliver and Carrigan, Svenja and Hofmann, Markus and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, publisher = {Eigenverlag der Technischen Universit{\"a}t Kaiserslautern}, address = {Kaiserslautern}, isbn = {987-3-95974-176-7}, issn = {2363-8206}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4654}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220617-46544}, pages = {127-129}, abstract = {Bei Analysen des Geb{\"a}udebestands im Quartierskontext werden zu Dokumentationszwecken viele Bilddaten erzeugt. Diese Daten sind im Nachhinein h{\"a}ufig keinen eindeutig genauen Standorten und Blickwinkeln auf das Bauwerk zuzuordnen. Insbesondere gilt dies f{\"u}r Ortsunkundige oder f{\"u}r Detailaufnahmen. Eine zus{\"a}tzliche Herausforderung stellt die Aufnahme von W{\"a}rmebr{\"u}cken- oder andersartigen Geb{\"a}udedetails durch Thermogramme dar. In der Praxis kommen hier oftmals analoge, fehleranf{\"a}llige L{\"o}sungen zum Einsatz. Durch die Nutzung von Georeferenzierung kann diese L{\"u}cke geschlossen und eine eindeutige Kommunikation und Auswertung gew{\"a}hrleistet werden. Im Gegensatz zu den {\"u}blichen Kameras sind Smartphones nach Stand der Technik ausreichend ausgestattet, um neben Daten zu Standort auch die Orientierungswinkel einer Bildaufnahme zu dokumentieren. Die georefenzierten Bilder k{\"o}nnen auf Grundlage der in den sogenannten Exif-Daten mitgeschriebenen Informationen h{\"a}ndisch in ein bestehendes Quartiersmodell integriert werden. Anhand eines universit{\"a}ren Musterquartiers wird die nutzerfreundliche Realisierung beispielhaft erprobt und auf ihre Potentiale zur Automatisierung in Python untersucht. Hierf{\"u}r wurde ein bestehendes Quartiersmodell als geometrische Grundlage genutzt und um RGB-Bilder sowie Thermogramme erweitert. Das beschriebene Vorgehen wird im Rahmen der Anwendung auf seinen m{\"o}glichen Einsatz im Rahmen einer energetischen Quartierserfassung sowie einer Bauschadensdokumentation untersucht. Mit dem vorliegenden Beitrag wird dem Nutzenden ein Werkzeug bereitgestellt, das die hochwertige Dokumentation einer Bestandserfassung, auch im Quartierskontext, erm{\"o}glicht.}, subject = {Quartiersanalyse}, language = {de} } @article{DokhanchiArnoldVogeletal.2020, author = {Dokhanchi, Najmeh Sadat and Arnold, J{\"o}rg and Vogel, Albert and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Measurement of indoor air temperature distribution using acoustic travel-time tomography: Optimization of transducers location and sound-ray coverage of the room}, series = {Measurement}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Measurement}, number = {Volume 164, article 107934}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, doi = {10.1016/j.measurement.2020.107934}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220524-46473}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Acoustic travel-time TOMography (ATOM) allows the measurement and reconstruction of air temperature distributions. Due to limiting factors, such as the challenge of travel-time estimation of the early reflections in the room impulse response, which heavily depends on the position of transducers inside the measurement area, ATOM is applied mainly outdoors. To apply ATOM in buildings, this paper presents a numerical solution to optimize the positions of transducers. This optimization avoids reflection overlaps, leading to distinguishable travel-times in the impulse response reflectogram. To increase the accuracy of the measured temperature within tomographic voxels, an additional function is employed to the proposed numerical method to minimize the number of sound-path-free voxels, ensuring the best sound-ray coverage of the room. Subsequently, an experimental set-up has been performed to verify the proposed numerical method. The results indicate the positive impact of the optimal positions of transducers on the distribution of ATOM-temperatures.}, subject = {Bauphysik}, language = {en} } @article{AlsaadHartmannHilbeletal., author = {Alsaad, Hayder and Hartmann, Maria and Hilbel, Rebecca and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {ENVI-met validation data accompanied with simulation data of the impact of facade greening on the urban microclimate}, series = {Data in Brief}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Data in Brief}, number = {Volume 42, article 108200}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, doi = {10.1016/j.dib.2022.108200}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220511-46455}, pages = {1 -- 13}, abstract = {This dataset consists mainly of two subsets. The first subset includes measurements and simulation data conducted to validate the simulation tool ENVI-met. The measurements were conducted at the campus of the Bauhaus-University Weimar in Weimar, Germany and consisted of recording exterior air temperature, globe temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity at 1.5 m at four points on four different days. After the measurements, the geometry of the campus was modelled and meshed; the simulations were conducted using the weather data of the measurements days with the aim of investigating the accuracy of the model. The second data subset consists of ENVI-met simulation data of the potential of facade greening in improving the outdoor environment and the indoor air temperature during heatwaves in Central European cities. The data consist of the boundary conditions and the simulation output of two simulation models: with and without facade greening. The geometry of the models corresponded to a residential buildings district in Stuttgart, Germany. The simulation output consisted of exterior air temperature, mean radiant temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity at 12 different probe points in the model in addition to the indoor air temperature of an exemplary building. The dataset presents both vertical profiles of the probed parameters as well as the time series output of the five-day simulation duration. Both data subsets correspond to the investigations presented in the co-submitted article [1].}, subject = {Messung}, language = {en} } @article{TeitelbaumAlsaadAvivetal., author = {Teitelbaum, Eric and Alsaad, Hayder and Aviv, Dorit and Kim, Alexander and V{\"o}lker, Conrad and Meggers, Forrest and Pantelic, Jovan}, title = {Addressing a systematic error correcting for free and mixed convection when measuring mean radiant temperature with globe thermometers}, series = {Scientific reports}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Scientific reports}, number = {Volume 12, article 6473}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {London}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-10172-5}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220509-46363}, pages = {18}, abstract = {It is widely accepted that most people spend the majority of their lives indoors. Most individuals do not realize that while indoors, roughly half of heat exchange affecting their thermal comfort is in the form of thermal infrared radiation. We show that while researchers have been aware of its thermal comfort significance over the past century, systemic error has crept into the most common evaluation techniques, preventing adequate characterization of the radiant environment. Measuring and characterizing radiant heat transfer is a critical component of both building energy efficiency and occupant thermal comfort and productivity. Globe thermometers are typically used to measure mean radiant temperature (MRT), a commonly used metric for accounting for the radiant effects of an environment at a point in space. In this paper we extend previous field work to a controlled laboratory setting to (1) rigorously demonstrate that existing correction factors used in the American Society of Heating Ventilation and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 55 or ISO7726 for using globe thermometers to quantify MRT are not sufficient; (2) develop a correction to improve the use of globe thermometers to address problems in the current standards; and (3) show that mean radiant temperature measured with ping-pong ball-sized globe thermometers is not reliable due to a stochastic convective bias. We also provide an analysis of the maximum precision of globe sensors themselves, a piece missing from the domain in contemporary literature.}, subject = {Strahlungstemperatur}, 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} }