ENER INDOOR Centre for Energy Efficient Technologies and Systems in Indoor Environment Engineering

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ENER - INDOORCentre for Energy Efficient
Technologies and Systemsin Indoor Environment
Engineering

• Silesian University of Technology
• Chair of Heating, Ventilation and Dust Removal
  Technology

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Since the 1st January 2003, the ENER-INDOOR
Centre for Energy Efficient Technologies and
Systems in Indoor Environment Engineering has
been established at the Chair, by a decision of
the European Commission.
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Chair of Heating, Ventilation and Dust Removal
Technology Faculty of Power and Environmental
Engineering, Silesian University of
Technology Konarskiego 20, 44-100 Gliwice,
Poland
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• Main research activities
• Rationalization of energy use for district
  heating, heating and air conditioning,
• Aerodynamics of ventilation and dust removal
  technology,
• Integrated simulation of the air change and
  energy consumption in buildings
• Laboratory and field studies of ventilation
  systems,
• Thermal and laser Doppler anemometry,
• Technology of measurement of dust concentration
  and flow rate.

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For a few years the Chair has been also taking
part in international cooperation programmes
organised both by EC and International Energy
Agency (EC research project MAT1CT93-0039,
EC-Contract No ERB IC15 CT98 0511, IEABCS
programmes Annex 26, Annex 30).
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• The technical problems of our interest, which are
  a subject of the Centre activity, are located
  within the 5 Framework Programme for RTD
• Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
  Part B Energy program
• They correspond to a set of priority topics of
• Key Action 6 Economic and Efficient Energy for a
  Competitive Europe,
• Key Action 4 Environment and Health

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Our priorities

• energy efficient HVAC systems and integration of
  solar and ground energy technologies into
  buildings 6.1.3 in Key Action 6
• advanced solutions for reducing thermal losses in
  buildings 6.1.2 in Key Action 6
• energy storage for HVAC purposes 6.3.3 in Key
  Action 6
• assessment of indoor environment exposures
  4.2.1 in Key Action 4

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• The fundamental goal for the Centre is the
  intensive raising of the level of scientific
  skills and engineering abilities of Polish
  professional sectors shaping the conditions of
  indoor environment in buildings by their better
  integration into the European research area.
• The aim for the Centre itself is to consolidate
  and strengthen the existing links and to
  establish new ones between the Centre and other
  similar centres and networks in EU and NAS.

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The work of the Centre will be organized in five
work packages three thematic ones (W1?W3) and
two of a general and organizing character (W4,
W5)
W1 Energy Efficient Space Heating, Cooling and
Ventilation, and Integration of Renewables into
Buildings W2 Integrated Simulation of Energy and
Indoor Environment in Buildings W3 Measurement
and Control Techniques for HVAC Systems and
Indoor Climate W4 Promotion and
Dissemination W5 Administration and Co-ordination
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Activity

• block of measures is planned to fulfil the task
  of acquiring modern knowledge by the Centre
  scientific staff on the realization, simulation
  and control of new, energy efficient HVAC
  processes. Scheduled are study visits and
  training visits taking place in advanced
  centres in EU the participants of which are the
  Centre staff.
• different forms envisaged of spreading the new
  knowledge among interested receivers first of all
  these are workshops and a conference to which
  final users will be invited by the Centre.
  Besides, publications in the Centres own regular
  bulletin and in professional journals, as well as
  a special, Web site will be edited.

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Milestones and tasks

• study visits of Polish researchers to EU centres
• training visits of Polish researchers to EU),
• workshops with participation of EU/NAS
  specialists, organized in Poland for Polish/NAS
  representatives,
• conference with participation of EU/NAS
  specialists, organized in Poland for Polish/NAS
  representatives,
• monograph summing up the visits, workshops and
  conference presentations