Verification for transient heat conduction calculation of multilayer building constructions

Validation and verification of building simulation programs and load calculation programs is of continuing interest. Dynamic thermal behavior data, including conduction transfer function (CTF) coefficients, thermal response factors and periodic response factors, are used to calculate transient heat conduction through building constructions. Computational inaccuracy sometimes occurs in calculating CTF coefficients and response factors. In this paper, a method for verification of the CTF coefficients and response factors over the whole frequency range is introduced. This method is based on the equivalence of dynamic models for a linear system and the frequency characteristics of building transient heat transfer models. Bode diagrams and error criteria are proposed to verify the CTF coefficients and response factors. Some examples are given to demonstrate the methodology.

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