The Simulation of Mean Radiant Temperature in Outdoor Conditions: A review of Software Tools Capabilities
Emanuele Naboni, marco meloni, chris makey, Jérôme Kaempf
Abstract
Due to population growth and recent urbanisation trends, outdoor human comfort is becoming an essential parameter to assess the quality of the urban microclimate. In the last years, several tools were developed in to model outdoor human comfort, and each of them makes different physical assumptions for the calculation of the Mean radiant temperature (MRT), one of the most critical parameters influencing outdoor thermal comfort. This paper studies how CitySim Pro, ENVI-met, RayMan, Grasshopper plug-ins Ladybug Tools and Autodesk CFD, use different assumptions and equations to calculate MRT.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceSoftwareEnvironmental scienceSystems engineeringSimulationEngineeringOperating systemUrban Heat Island MitigationBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies