Abstract
This paper presents results of simulation using a hybrid model that combines a macroscopic model with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to evaluate detailed thermal environment and cooling loads for task and ambient air-conditioning systems. The results show that task and ambient air-conditioning system can reduce cooling loads and maintain the good thermal environment by applying higher target room temperatures compared with a system that does not use a task air-conditioning system. It is also demonstrated that the hybrid simulation model is effective for evaluating both the indoor thermal environment and cooling loads for task and ambient air-conditioning systems.
