Project Info
Energy and Hygrothermal Analysis of Buildings with Cross Laminated Timber
Paulo Tabares | tabares@mines.edu
Student will be simulating and analyzing realistic buildings using different software. It includes WUFI, EnergyPlus and Matlab. This is a hot topic in the building industry and basically involves knowledge on thermodynamics, fluids and heat transfer
More Information
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000206
https://www.thinkwood.com/products-and-systems/cross-laminated-timber-clt-handbook
Grand Engineering Challenge: Restore and improve urban infrastructure
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Required coursework already taken: thermo and fluids.
Time Commitment
40 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
Learn how to do energy and hygrothermal simulations in WUFI and EnergyPlus. Depending on results, there is also a chance to present results at a conference.
Student will also improve her/his technical writing as part of this project involves writing a technical paper and a poster
Mentoring Plan
Meet weekly to review progress done. Student will be part of a research group consisting of grad and undergraduate students, thus every week the student will be presenting to a group of grad and undergrad students.