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DOI: 10.33622/0869-7019
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  • HEAT SUPPLY, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING, LIGHTING
  • Floor Cooling Efficiency: Field Evaluation of Thermal Conditions
  • UDC 620.92:502.174.1
    doi: 10.33622/0869-7019.2026.07.70-77
    Gregory P. VASILYEV1,2,3, gpvassiliev@mail.ru
    Alexander S. GORSHKOV4, alsgor@yandex.ru
    Alexander N. DMITRIEV5, alexander.dmitriev@inbox.ru
    Viktor F. GORNOV2,3, gornov@insolar.ru
    Marina V. KOLESOVA2,3, eco-insolar@mail.ru
    1 National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Yaroslavskoye shosse, 26, Moscow 129337, Russian Federation
    2 Research Institute of Building Physics of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (NIISF RAASN), Lokomotivnyy proezd, 21, Moscow 127238, Russian Federation
    3 INSOLAR-INVEST, B. Filevskaya ul., 32, korp. 3, Moscow 121433, Russian Federation
    4 Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, B. Morskaya ul., 18, St. Petersburg 191186, Russian Federation
    5 Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Stremyannyy pereulok, 36, Moscow 115054, Russian Federation
    Abstract. This article addresses the issue of efficient cold air distribution in residential premises of multi-apartment buildings. An analysis of two main types of cooling systems air-based and floor-based is carried out. The results of experimental full-scale and laboratory studies on the efficiency of using a "chilled floor" system in a climate chamber are presented. The experiments determined the radiative and resultant temperatures in the room, the heat transfer coefficient of the floor surface with different types of covering, and included a thermal imaging survey of the enclosures. It is shown that the use of a "chilled floor" ensures comfortable microclimate parameters in the occupied zone, reduces air mobility and noise levels compared to traditional air conditioning systems. The average heat transfer coefficient between the floor surface and the indoor air was established, and an estimate of the potential specific cooling capacity of the "chilled floor" for the climatic conditions of Moscow was given. The feasibility of using this technology for cooling multi-apartment buildings is confirmed.
    Keywords: indoor microclimate, cooling system, chilled floor, floor cooling, cold distribution, climate chamber, heat transfer, energy efficiency, multi-apartment building
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  • For citation: Vasilyev G. P., Gorshkov A. S., Dmitriev А. N., Gornov V. F., Kolesova M. V. Floor Cooling Efficiency: Field Evaluation of Thermal Conditions. Promyshlennoe i grazhdanskoe stroitel'stvo [Industrial and Civil Engineering], 2026, no. 7, pp. 70-77. (In Russ.). doi: 10.33622/0869-7019.2026.07.70-77

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