LoginThe paper discusses methods to set boundary conditions at the air supply opening in predictions of room air flows with computational fluid dynamics.
12th AIVC Conference - Ottawa, Canada - 24-27 September 1991
The 12th AIVC Conference - Air movement and ventilation control within buildings, was held in Ottawa, Canada, 24-27 September 1991.
Contains 88 papers.
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Simultaneous calculation of airflows, temperatures and contaminant concentrations in multi-zone buildings. | 1991 | English
The computer programs published so far have enabled the calculation of airflows at constant temperatures or of air temperatures at constant airflows.
Application of hot wirelfilm ariemometry in room air flows presents difficulties because: (1) the effect of natural convection due to the heated wire beconies significant for low air velocity measurements; (2) the angle sensitivity of a hot wire b
Modelling complex inlet geometries in CFD - applied to air flow in ventilated rooms. | 1991 | English
Modern inlet devices applied in the field of ventilation of rooms are getting more complex in terms of geometry in order to fulfil the demand for thermal comfort of the occupants in the room and in order to decrease the energy consumption This exp
Investigation of a combined ventilation and heating system for residential buildings. | 1991 | English
Combined ventilation and heating systems in floors demand extensive investigations about the heat transfer before they could be installed in residential buildings.
A set of diagrams for estimating flow coefficients and exponents in the power law flow equation for cracks are presented.
Modelling of airflows, temperatures and contaminant levels for localized ventilation systems. | 1991 | English
Results of 3-D computational fluid dynamic simulations of the air flows, temperature distribution and contaminant remove efficiencies for typical workstation configurations which include the option for localized supply of outdoor air will be prese
Experimental investigation of convective couplings across various doorways under horizontal temperature gradients. | 1991 | English
Inter-zone convection affects the general movements of air in a building and must be evaluated for accurate thermal zones heat and mass balance.
A new approach for the numerical identification of interzonal airflows from tracer gas measurements. | 1991 | English
This paper presents a new approach to determine the interzonal airflows of a multizone system using tracer gas measurements.
Both infiltration and exfiltration has a predominant influence on the space heating requirements in cold climates. Good predictive design methods are required to estimate the air leakage component in buildings.
Comparison of airtightness, IAQ and power consumption before and after air-sealing of high-rise residential buildings. | 1991 | English
Air infiltration and ventilation has a profound influence on both the internal environment and on the energy needs of buildings.
Seen from the AIVC Technotes 21 and 28, Ventilation Efficiency is still a complex concept. As well for measurements as for simulations.
A test room with a Displacement Ventilation System was built. Temperature control was provided with a DDC (Direct Digital Control) System, controlling the air volume and the air inlet temperature.
This paper reports the design, development, calibration and testing of a fast-response, multi-channel tracer gas concentration measuring instrument.
Dispersion pattern of contaminants in a displacement ventilated room - implications for demand control. | 1991 | English
A passive tracer gas technique has been used in an experimental study of the distribution of contaminants in a room with displacement ventilation.
This article discusses the application of tracer gas methods to industrial hygiene investigations.
A conference room has been converted to temperature- and carbon dioxide controlled ventilation. A number of tests have been conducted with the system in different load conditions.
Mechanical devices such as exhaust fans and air handlers interact strongly with natural infiltration.
Is it possible to translate a computed flow field to a design case with different physical dimension?
In Halmstad a multi-apartment house has been built with air carried heating. Fresh air was used as the only heat carrier. To improve the air quality it was decided not to use circulation flow, which is normally required for air carried heating.