It is critical to balance the energy and effectiveness in building and system design or real operation. Modeling helps understand the part-load operation under off-design conditions and operational optimization. Combining academic research and industrial practices of modeling, this seminar presents: 1) a study of CFD based simulation to show the interaction between the energy efficiency and cooling effectiveness in data centers for identifying a business-appropriate balance, and 2) an optimization to determining the best location for a thermostat that plays an important role in energy performance and thermal comfort considering the HVAC system and the thermal comfort are mutually
1. Energy Efficient or Effective Data Center Cooling: Is It Either/Or?
Mark Seymour, Member
2. Optimization on Thermostat Location in an Office Room Using a Coupled Simulation of Indoor Airflow and HVAC System
Xu Han, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO