COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCES OF LOW TEMPERATURE RADIANT HEATING SYSTEMS

Abstract

Low temperature heating panel systems offer distinctive advantages in terms of thermal comfort and energy consumption, allowing work with low exergy sources. The purpose of this paper is to compare floor, wall, ceiling, and floor-ceiling panel heating systems in terms of energy, exergy and CO2 emissions. The operation of each of these low-temperature systems is simulated in the same building - a residential house for one family. Simulation models are developed by using EnergyPlus software developed by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in the United States.