Description

A comparison between the thermal performance of a radiant heating system and a warm air system is presented in this paper. A detailed computer program was used to simulate the transient heat transfer processes occurring in a room heated by these two systems. The results of the analysis show that the radiant heating system is more economical than the warm air system, for a given level of the thermal comfort.

The analysis also indicates that the application of conventional calculation methods to rooms heated by radiant ceiling panels overestimates the heating loads.

Units: SI

 

Citation: ASHRAE Transactions, 1988, vol. 94, pt. 2, Ottawa

Product Details

Published:

1988

Number of Pages:

15

File Size:

1 file , 860 KB

Product Code(s):

D-OT-88-3148