Improvement of the indoor climate conditions inside orthodox churches

Abstract

This paper is presented a numerical approach to the improvement of indoor climate conditions inside Orthodox churches. The first step was to propose a solution to reduce the risk of condensation for an implemented hot air heating system at Three Holy Hierarchs Monastery in Iasi. The improved case consisted in introducing local ventilation at the tower's level that activates air circulation in these zones. This configuration was a good one and the numerical results are highlighting this effect. The proposed local ventilation was also studied for two other heating solutions that are largely used in this type of building, underfloor heating, and static heaters. The comparative results showed that local ventilation is the most appropriate combination with hot air heating.