LoginThe aiflows driven by a revolving door that links two rooms of initially uniform temperature are examined. Two situations are considered, the first in which the rooms are at equal temperature, and the second in which there is a temperature difference between the rooms.
The flows were examined using a small-scale model of a revolving door and with fresh- and
salt-water solutions to represent temperature differences. The results presented herein reveal
how the transfer of air across a revolving doorway depends on the rotation rate and temperature
difference. We identify rotation limited and buoyancy limited flows. Implications to the design
and operation of revolving doorways are discussed.
Air Movement by Revolving Doors
Year:
2004
Bibliographic info:
RoomVent 2004, 9th international conference in University of Coimbra - Portugal, 5-8th september 2004, pp 6, 4 Fig., 5 Ref.