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Bibliographic database Airbase
AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.
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A numerical calculation procedure for an air flow window (AFW) system integrated with a roll screen is presented.
This paper is concerned with the numerical modelling and investigation of the performance of air curtains employed to reduce air flow and heat transfer across open doors and between conditioned and unconditioned spaces.
On the assessment of ventilation performance with the aid of numerical simulations. | 1997 | English
Computational fluid dynamics may be used to predict the details of airflow in rooms served by displacement ventilation systems, provided a suitable turbulence model can be found.
This paper deals with the description and determination of the purging flow rate, UP for ventilation systems or equivalent flow systems. The regional purging flow rate and its use are discussed and proposed.
The effects of surface air movement on material emissions were investigated experimentally.
The objective of this research is to investigate air flow distribution inside a light weight test room which is single sided naturally ventilated. The ventilation rate into the room is controlled by adjusting four sets of louvres.
The largest-ever exercise to validate dynamic thermal simulation programs (DSPs) of buildings has recently been completed.
A new thermal simulation model, QUICK II, is presented and numerous verification case studies performed on naturally ventilated buildings are discussed.
The objective of this research was to investigate thermal comfort with respect to the mass of the building inside a test room which is naturally ventilated. The room is an existing portable cabin of light mass, located at Loughborough University.
The authors' previous analysis of dynamic insulation is extended to include the inner and outer air film resistances with the objective of modelling the variation in surface temperature with air flow.
Uncontrolled air infiltration in buildings is compromising energy efficiency and wrecking attempts to reduce CO2 emissions. The time is right to act.