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Validation of TEKNOsim 6 According to CIBSE TM33

Abugabbara, Marwan LU orcid and Javed, Saqib LU (2018) Cold Climate HVAC 2018 In Springer Proceedings in Energy p.665-676
Abstract
TEKNOsim is a simple and user-friendly program for analyzing thermal indoor climate and performing annual hourly simulations. The program was originally developed to calculate heating and cooling demands, and indoor climate conditions of a single zone building for peak winter and summer design days. However, TEKNOsim version 6 has been revised to incorporate several new features including annual energy and multi-zone simulations. These features greatly enhance the functionality and the ability of the program. Their implementation in TEKNOsim 6, however, entails a validation procedure to test the accuracy of the new algorithms. This paper presents preliminary results of the ongoing testing and validation of TEKNOsim 6 according to CIBSE... (More)
TEKNOsim is a simple and user-friendly program for analyzing thermal indoor climate and performing annual hourly simulations. The program was originally developed to calculate heating and cooling demands, and indoor climate conditions of a single zone building for peak winter and summer design days. However, TEKNOsim version 6 has been revised to incorporate several new features including annual energy and multi-zone simulations. These features greatly enhance the functionality and the ability of the program. Their implementation in TEKNOsim 6, however, entails a validation procedure to test the accuracy of the new algorithms. This paper presents preliminary results of the ongoing testing and validation of TEKNOsim 6 according to CIBSE TM33 tests for software accreditation and verification. The test results indicate that the new database libraries implemented in TEKNOsim 6 can be easily customized to precisely represent the actual building conditions. The results also show that the program can accurately calculate the total steady-state heat losses for all test cases of CIBSE TM33. The peak cooling loads calculated by TEKNOsim 6 are also in good agreement with CIBSE TM33 for most test cases. Some discrepancies are however observed between TEKNOsim 6 and CIBSE TM33, especially for test cases involving certain building elements. Nevertheless, TEKNOsim 6 is shown to be a fast and reliable program for performing early-design stage simulations. (Less)
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TEKNOsim, CIBSE, TM33, Testing, Validation
host publication
Cold Climate HVAC 2018 : Sustainable Buildings in Cold Climates - Sustainable Buildings in Cold Climates
series title
Springer Proceedings in Energy
editor
Johansson, Dennis ; Bagge, Hans and Wahlström, Åsa
pages
665 - 676
publisher
Springer
conference name
Cold Climate HVAC 2018
conference location
Kiruna, Sweden
conference dates
2018-03-12 - 2018-03-15
ISSN
2352-2534
2352-2542
ISBN
978-3-030-00661-7
978-3-030-00662-4
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-00662-4_56
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English
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yes
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  author       = {{Abugabbara, Marwan and Javed, Saqib}},
  booktitle    = {{Cold Climate HVAC 2018 : Sustainable Buildings in Cold Climates}},
  editor       = {{Johansson, Dennis and Bagge, Hans and Wahlström, Åsa}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-030-00661-7}},
  issn         = {{2352-2534}},
  keywords     = {{TEKNOsim; CIBSE; TM33; Testing; Validation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  pages        = {{665--676}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Springer Proceedings in Energy}},
  title        = {{Validation of TEKNOsim 6 According to CIBSE TM33}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00662-4_56}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-030-00662-4_56}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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