PH-97-14-3 (RP-907) -- Thermal Comfort Analysis Using BCAP for Retrofitting a Radiantly Heated Residence PDF

Presents the use of a thermal comfort design methodology (Building Comfort Analysis Program - BCAP) to analyse the thermal comfort distribution in a radiantly heated room. The algorithm used to calculate the thermal comfort distribution computes heat transfer within a radiantly heated or cooled room, the mass-averaged room air temperature and the wall surface temperature distributions. The radiation formulation used in the model accommodates arbitrary placement of walls and objects within the room. The results are corroborated by comparing the calculated mass-averaged dry bulb air temperature to the observed room air temperature.

KEYWORDS: year 1997, Thermal comfort, calculating, algorithms, designing, rooms, radiant heating