Thermal mass and night ventilation as passive cooling design strategy

摘要

We calculated the influence of thermal mass and night ventilation on the maximum indoor temperature in summer. The results for different locations in the hot humid climate of Israel are presented and analyzed. The maximum indoor temperature depends linearly on the temperature difference between day and night at the site. The fit can be applied as a tool to predict form the temperature swing of the location the maximum indoor temperature decrease due tot he thermal mass and night ventilation. Consequently, the fit ca be implemented as a simple design tool to present the reduction in indoor temperature due to the amount of the thermal mass and the rate of night ventilation, without using an hourly simulation model.