Impact of window to walls ratios on thermal comfort and energy consumption in tropical zone

Fallou Sene; Mactar Faye; Vincent Sambou; Ababacar Thiam

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Impact of window to walls ratios on thermal comfort and energy consumption in tropical zone

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@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.9-10-2017.153169,
    author={Fallou Sene and Mactar Faye and Vincent Sambou and Ababacar Thiam},
    title={Impact of window to walls ratios on thermal comfort and energy consumption in tropical zone},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Collaborative Computing},
    volume={3},
    number={12},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={CC},
    year={2017},
    month={10},
    keywords={Window to Wall Ratios, Thermal comfort, energy lighting demand, Tropical zone},
    doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2017.153169}
}

Fallou Sene
Mactar Faye
Vincent Sambou
Ababacar Thiam
Year: 2017
Impact of window to walls ratios on thermal comfort and energy consumption in tropical zone
CC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2017.153169

Fallou Sene¹, Mactar Faye²^,*, Vincent Sambou¹, Ababacar Thiam²

1: Laboratoire d'Energétique Appliquée, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Dakar - Senegal
2: Equipe de recherche Efficacité et Systèmes Energétiques, University Alioune Diop of Bambey, Bambey - Senegal; Laboratoire d'Energétique Appliquée, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Dakar - Senegal

*Contact email: mactar.faye@uadb.edu.sn

Abstract

This paper investigated the impact of Window to Wall Ratios (WWR) an the thermal comfort and energy lighting demand of a building in tropical zone. Simulations were carried out for a reference office proposed by Task 27 of IEA using three Window to Wall Ratios (WWR). Results were analyzed both in terms of operative temperature and energy lighting consumption. Simulations results showed that for increasing WWR, the operative temperature increases and energy lighting demand decreases.

Keywords: Window to Wall Ratios, Thermal comfort, energy lighting demand, Tropical zone

Received: 20th Mar 2017
Accepted: 7th Apr 2017
Published: 9th Oct 2017
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.9-10-2017.153169

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