Jan Carmeliet: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2021 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Jan Carmeliet |
| Field | Building Physics |
| Address | Professur für Bauphysik ETH Zürich, CLA J 27 Tannenstrasse 3 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 28 55 |
| cajan@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Mechanical and Process Engineering |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151-8007-00L | Urban Physics   | 3 credits | 3G | J. Carmeliet, D. W. Brunner, A. Rubin, C. Schär, D. A. Strebel, H. Wernli, J. M. Wunderli, Y. Zhao | |
| Abstract | Urban physics: wind, wind comfort, pollutant dispersion, natural ventilation, driving rain, heat islands, climate change and weather conditions, urban acoustics and energy use in the urban context. | ||||
| Learning objective | - Basic knowledge of the global climate and the local microclimate around buildings - Impact of urban environment on wind, ventilation, rain, pollutants, acoustics and energy, and their relation to comfort, durability, air quality and energy demand - Application of urban physics concepts in urban design | ||||
| Content | - Climate Change. The Global Picture: global energy balance, global climate models, the IPCC process. Towards regional climate scenarios: role of spatial resolution, overview of approaches, hydrostatic RCMs, cloud-resolving RCMs - Urban micro climate and comfort: urban heat island effect, wind flow and radiation in the built environment, convective heat transport modelling, heat balance and ventilation of urban spaces - impact of morphology, outdoor wind comfort, outdoor thermal comfort, - Urban energy and urban design. Energy performance of building quarters and cities, decentralized urban energy production and storage technologies, district heating networks, optimization of energy consumption at district level, effect of the micro climate, urban heat islands, and climate change on the energy performance of buildings and building blocks. - Wind driving rain (WDR): WDR phenomena, WDR experimental and modeling, wind blocking effect, applications and moisture durability - Pollutant dispersion. pollutant cycle : emission, transport and deposition, air quality - Urban acoustics. noise propagation through the urban environment, meteorological effects, urban acoustic modeling, noise reduction measures, urban vegetation | ||||
| Lecture notes | The course lectures and material are provided online via Moodle. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | For MIBS Master students 151-8011-ooL Building Phyics Theory & Application is a pre-requisit for this course or instructor permission. For others no prior knowledge is required. | ||||
| 151-8009-00L | Building Physics II | 2 credits | 2G | J. Carmeliet, M. Ettlin, A. Rubin | |
| Abstract | Moisture related problems are common in buildings leading to costly damage and uncomfortable indoor environments. This course aims at providing the necessary theoretical background and training in order to foresee and avoid these problems. | ||||
| Learning objective | • to develop a basic understanding of mass transport and buffering • to become aware of potential moisture-related damage and health risks • to learn how to (i) design building components and (ii) assess their hygrothermal performance | ||||
| Content | • hygrothermal loads • conservation of mass (dry air, water vapor, liquid water) • moist air: constitutive behavior, transport, potential problems and solutions • liquid water: constitutive behavior, transport, potential problems and solutions • exercises | ||||
| Lecture notes | Handouts, supporting material and exercises are provided online via Moodle. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Prior knowledge of "BP I: heat" is required. | ||||
| 151-8015-00L | Moisture Transport in Porous Media | 3 credits | 2G | J. Carmeliet, L. Fei, J. Huang, J. Zhao | |
| Abstract | Moisture transport and related degradation processes in porous materials; experimental determination of moisture transport properties; theory and application of pore network model for two-phase transport in porous media; flow in cracked and deformable porous media. | ||||
| Learning objective | - Basic knowledge of moisture transport and related degradation processes in porous materials - Knowledge of experimental determination of moisture transport properties - Knowledge of pore network model and application to two-phase invasion percolation simulation - Application of knowledge to moisture transport in cracked materials and flow in deformable porous media | ||||
| Content | 1. Introduction Moisture damage: problem statement, durability Applications: building materials, soil science, geoscience 2. Moisture transport: theory and application Description of moisture transport Determination of moisture transport properties Liquid transport in cracked materials, flow and transport in deformable porous media 3. Pore network model: theory and application Single- and two-phase pore network model: quasi-static and dynamic Exercise on quasi-static two-phase pore network model: invasion pattern, capillary pressure curve Application of pore network model in two-phase transport | ||||
| Lecture notes | Handouts, supporting material and exercises are provided online via Moodle. | ||||
| Literature | All material is provided online via Moodle. | ||||