Abstract—Climate change adaptation measures are
demanding the use of technologies that promote energy saving.
The search for thermal comfort has encouraged the use of
technologies such as the TES tank (Tank Energy System). This
article presents the validation of the results obtained in the CFD
simulation of a TES tank, through an evaluation of the model at
1/25 scale, to corroborate the thermal resistance of the tank
whit thermal conductivity of 1.63 W/m. °K and expanded
polystyrene with thermal conductivity of 0.036 W/m°K for both
the walls and the lid. The circular TES tank designed
guarantees, in addition to adequate thermal resistance,
impermeability and durability so that it can function correctly
during temperature measurements. In the model, the thermal
resistance of the tank was corroborated, by obtaining an
increase in the temperature of the temperature of the water in 8
hours of 7 °C (12.6 °F). That is, from 5.9 °C (42.62 °F) to 12.9 °C
(55.22 °F), which does not exceed 15 °C (59 °F), the
recommended value for its viability.
Index Terms—Energy, thermal, TES, construction, climate,
LEED, climate adaptation
The authors are with Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC),
Peru. E-mail: u201424276@upc.edu.pe (A.D.L.T.G.); pcciadar@upc.edu.pe
(A.L.A.S.); pciprmog@upc.edu.pe (R.E.M.G.)
*Correspondence: u20141a549@upc.edu.pe (W.R.C.)
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Cite: Washington Rojas Casaverde, Angel De La Torre Galdo, Ada L. Arancibia Samaniego, and Rubén Esaú Mogrovejo Gutiérrez, "Physical Modeling for Thermal Proposal Validation (TES) in Lima Offices with Air Conditioning," International Journal of Engineering and Technology vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 72-75, 2023.
