Popolo is a library for simulating a building's thermal environment and HVAC system. It includes the following models and functions. Numerical computing Thermodynamic Properties of Water Thermodynamic Properties of Moist Air Thermodynamic Properties of Refrigerant Solar Irradiance Weather Data Heat Exchange Tube-in-fin Heat Exchanger Evaporator and Condenser Air to Air Heat Exchanger Cooling Tower Boiler Compression Refrigerator Absorption Chiller Fluid Machinery Circuit Network Solar Collector Heat Storage Tank Wall heat transfer Window Coverings Heat gain from window Multi-Room Heat Balance Analysis Air Conditioner Thermal Comfort (PMV, SET*, Human body) Occupant behaviour Variable refrigerant flow system
Get Started
$ dotnet add package PopoloReadme
Popolo
Popolo is a library for simulating a building's thermal environment and HVAC system.
It provides a comprehensive set of models and functions for building energy analysis, HVAC component modeling, and occupant comfort evaluation.
Features
- Numerical Computing
- Thermodynamic Properties
- Water
- Moist Air
- Refrigerants
- Environmental Inputs
- Solar Irradiance
- Weather Data
- Heat Exchange & Equipment
- Heat Exchange Models
- Tube-in-Fin Heat Exchanger
- Evaporator and Condenser
- Air-to-Air Heat Exchanger
- Cooling Tower
- Boiler
- Compression Refrigerator
- Absorption Chiller
- Fluid & Network Systems
- Fluid Machinery
- Circuit Network
- Renewable & Storage
- Solar Collector
- Heat Storage Tank
- Building Envelope
- Wall Heat Transfer
- Window Coverings
- Heat Gain from Windows
- System Simulation
- Multi-Room Heat Balance Analysis
- Air Conditioner
- Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) System
- Human-Centric Modeling
- Thermal Comfort (PMV, SET*, Human Body)
- Occupant Behaviour
Installation
You can install Popolo via NuGet:
dotnet add package Popolo