A ventilated slab thermal storage system model

A simplified dynamic thermal model of a hollow core concrete slab thermal storage system and associated room is described. The model is based on a thermal network that can address the heat exchange between the slab cores and the ventilation air, the thermal storage in the building fabric, and the effect of the heat disturbances on the room. The increase in convective heat transfer at the corners of the ventilation cores is also discussed. For normal cyclic operation, the simulated mass and zone temperatures are both in phase with measured performance data. The model root mean square error between the simulated and measured performance is no more than 0.5 °C for the average slab mass temperature and 1.0 °C for the zone air temperature.