Simulation of air infiltration through revolving doors

Hanneke van Schijndel; Radu Zmeureanu; Ted Stathopoulos

Hanneke van Schijndel, Radu Zmeureanu, Ted Stathopoulos

Year:

2003

Bibliographic info:

BUILDING SIMULATION, 8, 2003, Eindhoven, Netherlands, p. 1193-1200

Air infiltration through revolving doors may have significant impact on the heating load of commercial and institutional spaces, and may create discomfort to people. This paper modifies a 40-year old model by Schutrum et al. (1961), composed of two components: (1) estimation of air exchange between one segment of the revolving door and the indoor/outdoor and (2) estimation of net air infiltration rate.