@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{AlsaadHartmannVoelker, author = {Alsaad, Hayder and Hartmann, Maria and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Hygrothermal simulation data of a living wall system for decentralized greywater treatment}, series = {Data in Brief}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Data in Brief}, number = {volume 40, article 107741}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, doi = {10.1016/j.dib.2021.107741}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220106-45483}, pages = {12}, abstract = {This dataset presents the numerical analysis of the heat and moisture transport through a facade equipped with a living wall system designated for greywater treatment. While such greening systems provide many environmental benefits, they involve pumping large quantities of water onto the wall assembly, which can increase the risk of moisture in the wall as well as impaired energetic performance due to increased thermal conductivity with increased moisture content in the building materials. This dataset was acquired through numerical simulation using the coupling of two simulation tools, namely Envi-Met and Delphin. This coupling was used to include the complex role the plants play in shaping the near-wall environmental parameters in the hygrothermal simulations. Four different wall assemblies were investigated, each assembly was assessed twice: with and without the living wall. The presented data include the input and output parameters of the simulations, which were presented in the co-submitted article [1].}, subject = {Kupplung}, language = {en} } @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{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{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{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} } @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} } @article{BenzTarabenLichtenheldetal., author = {Benz, Alexander and Taraben, Jakob and Lichtenheld, Thomas and Morgenthal, Guido and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Thermisch-energetische Geb{\"a}udesimulation auf Basis eines Bauwerksinformationsmodells}, series = {Bauphysik}, journal = {Bauphysik}, number = {40, Heft 2}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3835}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20181221-38354}, pages = {61 -- 67}, abstract = {F{\"u}r eine Absch{\"a}tzung des Heizw{\"a}rmebedarfs von Geb{\"a}uden und Quartieren k{\"o}nnen thermisch-energetische Simulationen eingesetzt werden. Grundlage dieser Simulationen sind geometrische und physikalische Geb{\"a}udemodelle. Die Erstellung des geometrischen Modells erfolgt in der Regel auf Basis von Baupl{\"a}nen oder Vor-Ort-Begehungen, was mit einem großen Recherche- und Modellierungsaufwand verbunden ist. Sp{\"a}tere bauliche Ver{\"a}nderungen des Geb{\"a}udes m{\"u}ssen h{\"a}ufig manuell in das Modell eingearbeitet werden, was den Arbeitsaufwand zus{\"a}tzlich erh{\"o}ht. Das physikalische Modell stellt die Menge an Parametern und Randbedingungen dar, welche durch Materialeigenschaften, Lage und Umgebungs-einfl{\"u}sse gegeben sind. Die Verkn{\"u}pfung beider Modelle wird innerhalb der entsprechenden Simulations-software realisiert und ist meist nicht in andere Softwareprodukte {\"u}berf{\"u}hrbar. Mithilfe des Building Information Modeling (BIM) k{\"o}nnen Simulationsdaten sowohl konsistent gespeichert als auch {\"u}ber Schnittstellen mit entsprechenden Anwendungen ausgetauscht werden. Hierf{\"u}r wird eine Methode vorgestellt, die thermisch-energetische Simulationen auf Basis des standardisierten {\"U}bergabe-formats Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) inklusive anschließender Auswertungen erm{\"o}glicht. Dabei werden geometrische und physikalische Parameter direkt aus einem {\"u}ber den gesamten Lebenszyklus aktuellen Geb{\"a}udemodell extrahiert und an die Simulation {\"u}bergeben. Dies beschleunigt den Simulations-prozess hinsichtlich der Geb{\"a}udemodellierung und nach sp{\"a}teren baulichen Ver{\"a}nderungen. Die erarbeite-te Methode beruht hierbei auf einfachen Modellierungskonventionen bei der Erstellung des Bauwerksinformationsmodells und stellt eine vollst{\"a}ndige {\"U}bertragbarkeit der Eingangs- und Ausgangswerte sicher. Thermal building simulation based on BIM-models. Thermal energetic simulations are used for the estimation of the heating demand of buildings and districts. These simulations are based on building models containing geometrical and physical information. The creation of geometrical models is usually based on existing construction plans or in situ assessments which demand a comparatively big effort of investigation and modeling. Alterations, which are later applied to the structure, request manual changes of the related model, which increases the effort additionally. The physical model represents the total amount of parameters and boundary conditions that are influenced by material properties, location and environmental influences on the building. The link between both models is realized within the correspondent simulation soft-ware and is usually not transferable to other software products. By Applying Building Information Modeling (BIM) simulation data is stored consistently and an exchange to other software is enabled. Therefore, a method which allows a thermal energetic simulation based on the exchange format Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) including an evaluation is presented. All geometrical and physical information are extracted directly from the building model that is kept up-to-date during its life cycle and transferred to the simulation. This accelerates the simulation process regarding the geometrical modeling and adjustments after later changes of the building. The developed method is based on simple conventions for the creation of the building model and ensures a complete transfer of all simulation data.}, subject = {Building Information Modeling}, language = {de} }