@inproceedings{Dokhanchi, author = {Dokhanchi, Najmeh Sadat}, title = {Acoustic travel time tomography: Applicability of an array of directional sound sources}, editor = {Arnold, J{\"o}rg}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4658}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220622-46589}, abstract = {The technique of Acoustic travel-time TOMography (ATOM) allows for measuring the distribution of air temperatures throughout the entire room based on the determined sound-travel-times of early reflections, currently up to second order reflections. The number of detected early reflections in the room impulse response (RIR) which stands for the desired sound paths inside the room, has a significant impact on the resolution of reconstructed temperatures. This study investigates the possibility of utilizing an array of directional sound sources for ATOM measurements instead of a single omnidirectional loudspeaker used in the previous studies [1-3]. The developed measurement setup consists of two directional sound sources placed near the edge of the floor in the climate chamber of the Bauhaus-University Weimar and one omnidirectional receiver at center of the room near the ceiling. In order to compensate for the reduced number of sound paths when using directional sound sources, it is proposed to take high-energy early reflections up to third order into account. For this purpose, the simulated travel times up to third-order image sources were implemented in the image source model (ISM) algorithm, by which these early reflections can be detected effectively for air temperature reconstructions. To minimize the uncertainties of travel-times estimation due to the positioning of the sound transducers inside the room, measurements were conducted to determine the exact emitting point of the utilized sound source i.e. its acoustic center (AC). For these measurements, three types of excitation signals (MLS, linear and logarithmic chirp signals) with various frequency ranges were used considering that the acoustic center of a sound source is a frequency dependent parameter [4]. Furthermore, measurements were conducted to determine an optimum excitation signal based on the given condition of the ATOM measurement set-up which defines an optimum method for the RIR estimation correspondingly. Finally, the uncertainty of the measuring system utilizing an array of directional sound sources was analyzed.}, subject = {Bauphysik}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DokhanchiArnoldVogeletal., author = {Dokhanchi, Najmeh Sadat and Arnold, J{\"o}rg and Vogel, Albert and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Acoustic Travel-Time Tomography: Optimal Positioning of Transceiver and Maximal Sound-Ray Coverage of the Room}, series = {Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA 2019}, booktitle = {Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA 2019}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3877}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20190408-38778}, pages = {4}, abstract = {Acoustic travel-time tomography (ATOM) determines the distribution of the temperature in a propagation medium by measuring the travel-time of acoustic signals between transmitters and receivers. To employ ATOM for indoor climate measurements, the impulse responses have been measured in the climate chamber lab of the Bauhaus-University Weimar and compared with the theoretical results of its image source model (ISM). A challenging task is distinguishing the reflections of interest in the reflectogram when the sound rays have similar travel-times. This paper presents a numerical method to address this problem by finding optimal positions of transmitter and receiver, since they have a direct impact on the distribution of travel times. These optimal positions have the minimum number of simultaneous arrival time within a threshold level. Moreover, for the tomographic reconstruction, when some of the voxels remain empty of sound-rays, it leads to inaccurate determination of the air temperature within those voxels. Based on the presented numerical method, the number of empty tomographic voxels are minimized to ensure the best sound-ray coverage of the room. Subsequently, a spatial temperature distribution is estimated by simultaneous iterative reconstruction technique (SIRT). The experimental set-up in the climate chamber verifies the simulation results.}, subject = {Bauphysik}, 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} } @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} } @masterthesis{Schuerenberg, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Sch{\"u}renberg, Philipp}, title = {Automatisierte fachliche Qualit{\"a}tssicherung in einem Crowdsourcing-basierten bauphysikalischen Lernspiel}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1673}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120704-16734}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {53}, abstract = {In crowdsourcingbasierten Systemen kommt der Qualit{\"a}tssicherung des durch Benutzer generierten Inhaltes große Bedeutung f{\"u}r die Erhaltung der Benutzbarkeit zu. Das bauphysikalische Lehrspiel "BuildVille" benutzt f{\"u}r die Quiz-Anwendung einen Crowdsourcing-Ansatz: Die Quiz-Fragen werden von den Benutzern selbst generiert. Mit Hilfe dieser Arbeit soll sichergestellt werden, dass fehlerhafte, irrt{\"u}mlicherweise oder zum Spaß eingegebene Fragen m{\"o}glichst fr{\"u}h erkannt, korrigiert oder von der weiteren Verbreitung ausgeschlossen werden. Dazu soll mit Hilfe einer Analyse bestehender crowdsourcingbasierter Systeme bez{\"u}glich umgesetzter Qualit{\"a}tssicherungsmaßnahmen ein Konzept f{\"u}r die QS-Maßnahmen in BuildVille entwickelt werden.}, subject = {Crowdsourcing}, language = {de} } @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} } @masterthesis{Franke, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Franke, Carolin}, title = {Bauphysikalisches Quartett}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1772}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121130-17723}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {74}, abstract = {Quartett ist ein ebenso altes, wie auch beliebtes Kartenspiel. Vor allem bei Kindern erfreut es sich großer Beliebtheit, w{\"a}hrend in den {\"a}lteren Generationen kaum jemand mit Quartettkarten spielt. Quartettspiele speziell f{\"u}r Kleinkinder sind zum Großteil mit Inhalten versehen, die Wissen auf spielerische Art und Weise vermitteln. Dabei werden gute Lernerfolge in dieser Zielgruppe verzeichnet. Wie lassen sich also diese Lernerfolge durch das Spielen mit Quartettkarten erzielen? Und wie kann dieser Effekt auch auf Studenten {\"u}bertragen werden? Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, das Konzept des Quartettkartenspiels auf bauphysikalische Inhalte anzuwenden und gegebenenfalls die Spielprinzipien zu erweitern oder zu ver{\"a}ndern. Dabei sind die Studenten der Fakult{\"a}t Bauingenieurswesen die Zielgruppe, an die sich das Spiel richten soll. Besondere Herausforderung ist es, unterschiedliche Objekteklassen von bauphysikalischer Relevanz in einem Spiel zusammenzubringen und vergleichbar zu machen. Das sich ergebende Quartettkartenspiel sollte nicht nur eine Objektklasse, sondern mehrere Objektklassen zum Inhalt haben. Dabei sollen die Objektklassen so gew{\"a}hlt werden, dass sich Kategorien mit bauphysikalischem Inhalt finden lassen. Augenmerk sollte auch auf die Strukturierung der Lerninhalte gelegt werden, um eine leichte {\"U}bertragung des Spielkonzepts auf andere Fachdom{\"a}nen zu erm{\"o}glichen. Das Ergebnis der Arbeit sind zwei fertige und spielbare Quartette.}, subject = {Quartett}, language = {de} } @misc{Grossmann, author = {Großmann, Felix}, title = {Capturing Sheep With Minecraft}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1753}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121107-17530}, pages = {24}, abstract = {Capturing Sheep With Minecraft befasst sich mit ausgew{\"a}hlten Problemen der Bauphysik und deren Umsetzung mithilfe des Computerspiels Minecraft. Es werden ausgew{\"a}hlte Probleme der Bauphysik in Minecraft abgebildet um diese Sch{\"u}lern und Studenten n{\"a}her zu bringen. Es wurde ein Szenario in Minecraft entworfen welches durch entgegenwirken der abgebildeten Probleme, durch den Spieler gel{\"o}st werden soll.}, subject = {Minecraft}, language = {de} } @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} } @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} }