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Alternative Methods For Preheating Outdoor Ventilation Air

Version 1 : Received: 7 October 2019 / Approved: 8 October 2019 / Online: 8 October 2019 (10:52:38 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 28 October 2019 / Approved: 29 October 2019 / Online: 29 October 2019 (09:58:31 CET)

How to cite: Romanska - Zapala, A.R.-.Z.; Bomberg, M.; Dechnik, M.; Fedorczak-Cisak, M.; Furtak, M. Alternative Methods For Preheating Outdoor Ventilation Air. Preprints 2019, 2019100088. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0088.v2 Romanska - Zapala, A.R.-.Z.; Bomberg, M.; Dechnik, M.; Fedorczak-Cisak, M.; Furtak, M. Alternative Methods For Preheating Outdoor Ventilation Air. Preprints 2019, 2019100088. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0088.v2

Abstract

Growing popularity of smart and integrated buildings requires a review of methods to optimize the preheat of ventilation air. An integrated system permits using heat ex-changers located in the mechanical room or in the future even using an exterior wall as a heat exchanger. One may ask the question how does the earth-air heat exchanger (EAHX) technology fitts into this function. EAHX has many advantages but also has many unanswered questions. Some of the drawbacks are: a possible entry of radon gas, high humidity in the shoulder seasons as well as the need for two different air intake sources with a choice that depends on the actual weather conditions. While in winter, the EAHX may be used continuously to ensure thermal comfort, in other seasons, its operation must be automatically controlled. To generate the missing information about the EAHX technology we reviewed literature and examined two nearly identical EAHX systems, placed either in ground next to the building or under the basement slab. Effectively, the information provided in this paper, shows advantages of merging both these approaches while the EAHX shoud be placed under the house or near the basement foundation.

Keywords

earth-air heat exchanger; energy efficiency; using thermal mass; smart and integrated control systems, thermal comfort

Subject

Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction

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