Modeling and simulation of history museum of valencia

Abstract

This study reports the analysis of energy consumption of a historic building under a modeling program of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning system (HVAC) to improve the energy efficiency of the building. The building is a Museum located in Valencia (Spain), called “Museum of History of Valencia” It was built in 1850, constructed as a water deposit. There is a need of maintaining the historical pieces under precise temperatures for proper maintenance regardless of the public who visit the building. In order to check the Museum’s thermal behavior, the thermal characteristics have been analysed for a full year. The results show that the building behaves perfectly in winter and there are some too warm days in summer exceeding temperatures over 25°C. In addition, the consumption data for the Museum’s installations have been obtained and its analysis is shown.