LoginSeveral models have been developed to study the airflow pattern and thermal distribution in buildings. This paper describes the development of a zonal model that may be incorporated into existing building energy analysis programs.
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Consideration of thermal stratification in multizone models of natural ventilation. | 1999 | English
This paper attempts to answer questions like when thermal stratification is important and how to consider it in simple multi-zone models of natural ventilation.
When buoyancy forces, wind forces and envelope heat losses interact in a naturally ventilated building, the behaviour of the flow rate as a function of these parameters can be quite complex.
The simulation of room airing (ventilation by means of door/window opening) by means of CFD techniques requires a specially skilled user, because a number of difficulties arise since the first stage of simulations development, when the user is ask
The international project Annex 35 "Hybrid ventilation in New and Retrofitted Office Buildings was accepted by the IEA at the Energy Conservation in Buildings & Community Systems Executive Committee Meeting in Washington June 1 997.
This paper describes the first results of a series of laboratory investigations that is performed to characterise three different window types.
Work carried out in the UK, on behalf of, and fully funded by the Department Transport and Regions, has produced guidelines for the cost effective refurbishment of offices for natural and low energy ventilation.
This publication is intended to provide guidance on the nature and characteristics of pollutants in the outdoor air and how this impacts on indoor air quality.
This study investigates the fresh air distribution in 2 or 3-unit multifamily buildings before and after weatherization and evaluates the effectiveness of exhaust-only ventilation in providing the minimum recommended fresh air flows to dwellings i
A large number of modern European buildings are equipped with ducted air distribution systems.
A field test protocol to assess the heating season energy impact of operating corridor ventilation systems was developed and successfully applied to five multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) in Winnipeg.
Proceedings of a seminar held on 28 October 1999, at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Headquarters, London.