Effects of shelterbelt trees on reducing heating-energy consumption of office buildings in Scotland

被引：21

作者：

Liu, Y. ^{[1
]}

Harris, D. J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Sch Built Environm, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

APPLIED ENERGY | 2008年 / 85卷 / 2-3期

关键词：

shelterbelt trees; heating-energy consumption; wind-speed reduction; computational simulation; office buildings;

D O I：

10.1016/j.apenergy.2007.06.008

中图分类号：

TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];

学科分类号：

0807 ; 0820 ;

摘要：

Many factors influence the energy consumption of buildings, particularly those related to their design and use. Other factors, such as orientation and the nature of the surroundings, also have an influence, but these are often ignored. In this paper, we consider the influence of trees planted as a shelterbelt, using computer simulations to model the varying energy consumption of a building with or without the shelterbelt trees. It is concluded that a reduction of up to 18% in heating energy consumption can be made by planting an optimum shelterbelt of trees in appropriate situations. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：115 / 127

页数：13