Energy Performance

of Buildings

• Prof. Bert Belmans (bert.belmans@vub.be)

• Asst. Margaux Lespagnard (margaux.lespagnard@vub.be)
• Asst. Paulien Beeckman (paulien.beeckman@vub.be)
• Asst. Esther Geboes (esther.geboes@vub.be)
Today’s course

Exercise 2
 Exercise 2
Consider a 4 by 3 meter box (h=3m), centrally located in a 7 by 6
box (h=6m).

7m 4m

3m

6m
 Exercise 2
0°C
Consider a 4 by 3 meter box (h=3m), centrally located in a 7 by 6
meter box (h=6m).
The larger box is located in an outdoor stationary environment
at 0 ° C.

7m 4m

3m

6m
 Exercise 2
0°C
Consider a 4 by 3 meter inner box (h=3m), centrally located in a
7 by 6 meter outer box (h=6m).
The larger box is located in an outdoor stationary environment
at 0 ° C.
The sides of the outer box consist of a cavity wall (from inside to
outside):
• 190mm ceramic building block (density 1650 kg/m3),
• 300 mm KNAUF CAVITEC
7m 4m
• medium ventilated air cavity with a width of 50mm
• 90 mm ceramic building block (density 1800 kg/m3)
The sides of the inner box consist of a construction with a total
resistance of 1 m2K/W, excluding surface coefficients.

3m

6m
 Exercise 2
0°C
Consider a 4 by 3 meter inner box (h=3m), centrally located in a
7 by 6 meter outer box (h=6m).
The larger box is located in an outdoor stationary environment
at 0 ° C.
The sides of the outer box consist of a cavity wall (from inside to
outside):
• 190mm ceramic building block (density 1650 kg/m3),
• 300 mm KNAUF CAVITEC
7m 4m
• medium ventilated air cavity with a width of 50mm
60m3/h
• 90 mm ceramic building block (density 1800 kg/m3)
The sides of the inner box consist of a construction with a total
resistance of 1 m2K/W, excluding surface coefficients.
30m3/h Each hour an air volume flow rate of 60 m3 per hour is
exchanged between the inner and the outer box, and an air
3m
volume flow rate of 30 m3 per hour is exchanged between the
outer box and the outdoor environment.

6m
 Exercise 2
0°C
Consider a 4 by 3 meter inner box (h=3m), centrally located in a
7 by 6 meter outer box (h=6m).
The larger box is located in an outdoor stationary environment
at 0 ° C.
The sides of the outer box consist of a cavity wall (from inside to
outside):
• 190mm ceramic building block (density 1650 kg/m3),
22°C
• 300 mm KNAUF CAVITEC
7m 4m
• medium ventilated air cavity with a width of 50mm
60m3/h
• 90 mm ceramic building block (density 1800 kg/m3)
The sides of the inner box consist of a construction with a total
resistance of 1 m2K/W, excluding surface coefficients.
30m3/h Each hour an air volume flow rate of 60 m3 per hour is
exchanged between the inner and the outer box, and an air
3m
volume flow rate of 30 m3 per hour is exchanged between the
outer box and the outdoor environment.
In the inner box a convective heater controls the temperature at
a setpoint of 22° C.
6m
 Exercise 2.1
0°C
What is the thermal transmittance of the cavity wall?

22°C
!
7m 4m
U=
60m3/h "!"!

30m3/h
3m

6m
 Exercise 2.2
0°C
What is the necessary heating power of the heater in the inner
box to keep the setpoint temperature at 22 ° C?
Under these circumstances, what is the average temperature in
the air space between the inner and outer box?
Use Excel function 'Goal Seek’ in the ‘What-If Analysis’ menu for solving the balance
equations.

22°C
7m 4m
60m3/h
QIN = QOUT
ventilation + transmission
30m3/h
3m

6m
 Exercise 2.3
0°C
What is the surface temperature of the outer wall surface of
the inner box when all air changes are stopped and the heater of
the inner box is kept at the same level?
Use Excel function 'Goal Seek’ in the ‘What-If Analysis’ menu for solving the balance
equations.

7m 4m QIN = QOUT

à no ventilation anymore!
3m

6m
 Exercise 2.3
0°C
What is the surface temperature of the outer wall
surface of the inner box when all air exchanges are
stopped and the heater of the inner box is kept at the
same level?
Use Excel function 'Goal Seek' for solving the balance equations.

Temperature 𝜃(°𝐶)
𝜃! 𝜃"

7m 4m
𝜃$
unknown
Path

𝜃#
3m

6m
 Exercise 2.4
Calculate the stationary temperature profile in a 49 cm
thick wall of JUWO MZ 490/7 blocks
On the outside, the wall is painted grey (shortwave solar
absorption factor 0.7, emissivity 0.92, wind speed 6 m/s,
cloudiness 0.8), the solar radiation incident on the wall
equals 1200 W/m2.
Both indoor and outdoor temperatures are equal to 18°
C.

18°C 18°C