COMPARACIÓN DE LA TEMPERATURA RADIANTE MEDIDA Y CALCULADA POR SIMULACIÓN COMPUTACIONAL

Abstract

Radiant temperature is one of the most relevant variables to determine comfort inside architectural space, and the optimal procedure would be to be able to predict it from the design stage. Many computational tools are usually employed for that purpose, but their predictions are not always compared with in situ measurements of the building. This work creates a computational model of an architectural space by using the LadyBugTools package, and compares its predictions with the radiant temperature measured inside the real space (namely one of the classrooms of the National Astronomical Observatory in the Campus of the National University of Colombia, Bogota). As preliminary results, some minimal elements have been identified allowing correct predictions, as well as the physical mechanisms that fit the radiant temperature in certain areas within the simulated environment. This research not only seeks to identify the most important elements to take into account for a correct prediction, but also to provide guides and procedures to project the building using the tools available for designers that bring them closer to the thermal phenomena concepts in architecture.