CONTENTS
ABSTRACT iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT iv
LIST OF FIGURES vi
LIST OF TABLES vi
NOMENCLATURE vii
1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.2 Background 1
1.3 Purpose statement 2
1.4 Research question/s 3
1.5 Research objectives 3
1.6 Significance of the study 3
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.1 EnergyPlus 9.4.0: Conduction Transfer Function (CTF) 8
2.2 EnergyPlus 9.4: Effective Moisture Penetration Depth (EMPD) 8
2.3 EnergyPlus 9.4: Heat and Moisture Transfer (HAMT) 9
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
3.1 Data Gathering 11
3.2 Model Applicability 12
3.3 Parametric Analysis 12
4. MODEL APPLICABILITY 14
5. PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS 19
5.1 Free-floating – no indoor set-points 19
5.2 Air-Conditioning – IMAC set-points 24
6. CONCLUSION 30
7. LIMITATIONS 31
8. FUTURE SCOPE OF WORK 31
9. REFERENCES i
10. ANNEXURE v
10.1 Annexure 01: Timeline v
10.2 Annexure 02: Numerical calculation for simulations vi
10.3 Annexure 03: Numerical model input and output variables x
10.4 Annexure 04: Rainfall modeling assessment xii
10.5 Annexure 05: Mathematical model applicability xiv
10.6 Annexure 06: Parametric Analysis xvi