Energy Modeling and Computations in the Building Envelope

Alexander V. Dimitrov is a professional lecturer with 35 years of experience in four different universities. In addition to universities in Bulgaria, Professor Dimitrov has lectured and studied at leading scientific laboratories and institutes, including the Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences in Minsk; the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technology Division; the University of Nevada– Las Vegas College of Engineering; and Stanford University in California. He has authored more than 100 scientific articles and eight books (including three in English), and earned two scientific degrees: Ph.D and D.Sc.

Introduction: The Buildings’ Envelope—a Component of the Building Energy System. Physics of Energy Conversions in the Building Envelope at Microscopic Level. Design of a Model of Energy Exchange Running between the Building Envelope and the Surroundings: Gradient of Free Energy Potential. Definition of the Macroscopic Characteristics of Transfer. Numerical Study of Transport in Building Envelope Components. Initial and Boundary Conditions of a Solid Wall Element. Engineering Methods of Estimating the Effect of the Surroundings on the Building Envelope: Control of the Heat Transfer through the Building Envelope (Arrangement of the Thermal Resistances within a Structure Consisting of Solid Wall Elements). Application (Solved Tasks and Tables).