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Ventilation Modelling Data Guide Only available for Subscribers 1.4 MB

The full version with all the annex documents (245 MB) is only available on the AIVC publications - CD

AIVC Guide 5, 2002, 80 pp
M. Orme, N. Leksmono
ISBN 2 9600355 2 6

The Ventilation Modelling Data Guide of the AIVC replaces the old Technical Note 44 (1994) which was mainly focused on leakage and wind pressure data presented in tables. The new approach is an interactive database available on CD-Rom. The guide itself has the same layout than the other AIVC publications but is provided with hyperlinks to about 300 different documents stored on the CD (245 MB of information).

The items presented in the ventilation Modelling Data Guide are:

  • occupant related information from about 15 countries;
  • pollutant data guides the reader to sources of pollutants for different types of buildings;
  • meteorological data from several climates and different approaches are described;
  • modelling information including description and evaluation of 16 models and 10 evaluation datasets;
  • building related input data in order to configure ventilation models;
  • and ventilation provisions.

Moreover there is information which guides the reader. Parts of the ventilation guide and the modelling technical notes are included for explanation and or reference. The Ventilation Modelling Data Guide is really the beginning of a new way to find and use data for modelling. A quick search in the content may convince any  user to look further and the result will be a lot of useful information made available in a user friendly way.

Contents

  • 1 Introduction to Ventilation Modelling
    • 1.1 Single and multi-zone models
    • 1.2 Ventilation models and building thermal simulation tools
    • 1.3 Availability of ventilation models
    • 1.4 The influence of model users
  • 2 Ventilation Modelling Data
    • 2.1 Building-Related Input Data
    • 2.2 Meteorological Data
    • 2.3 Ventilation Provisions
    • 2.4 Occupancy Data
    • 2.5 Pollutant Data
    • 2.6 Evaluation Exercises
    • 2.7 Additional Data Considerations
  • 3 Model Descriptions
    • 3.1 AIDA
    • 3.2 AIM-2
    • 3.3 AIOLOS
    • 3.4 BREEZE
    • 3.5 CEN simplified calculation procedures
    • 3.6 CIBSE 'inverse sizing' model
    • 3.7 COMIS
    • 3.8 CONTAMW
    • 3.9 LBL
    • 3.10 LESOCOOL
    • 3.11 NatVent®
    • 3.12 NatVent® NaVIAQ
    • 3.13 NiteCool
    • 3.14 PASSPORT Plus
    • 3.15 SUMMER
    • 3.16 VENT
  • 4 Example Applications
    • 4.1 Example simulation using COMIS, BREEZE and CONTAM93
    • 4.2 Example application using BREEZE (office building)
    • 4.3 Example application using COMIS (residential building)
    • 4.4 Example application using LBL model (residential building)
  • 5 Complementary Modelling Techniques
    • 5.1 Coupling of Thermal and Ventilation Models
    • 5.2 Computational fluid dynamics models
  • 6 References
  • 7 Appendix A - Contact Information for the Ventilation Models
  • 8 Appendix B - AIDA (Air Infiltration Development Algorithm)
  • 9 Appendix C - LBL Model
  • 10 Appendix D - VENT Flow Chart
  • 11 Appendix E - Air Leakage Characteristics of Building Components
  • 12 Appendix F - Wind Pressure Coefficient Data
  • 13 Appendix G - Overview of available additional documents
    • 13.1 Building-Related Input Data
    • 13.2 Meteorological Data
    • 13.3 Occupancy Data
    • 13.4 Pollutant Data
    • 13.5 Evaluation Exercises

Overview of available additional documents (about 300 files - 245 MB - Only available on CD-Rom)

13.1 Building-Related Input Data

13.1.1 Whole dwelling airtightness

. Air-tightness of U.S. dwellings (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file)

. Field measurement results of the airtightness of 64 French dwellings (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file)

. Airtightness of French dwellings - Results from field measurement studies (pdf file)

. Ventilation performances in French dwellings : Results from field observations and measurements (pdf file)

. Set of data from The Netherlands (Excel file)

13.1.2 Air leakage paths

. Component data from a variety of sources (Excel file)

13.1.3 Whole building airtightness data

. Whole building data from numerous references (Excel file)

13.1.4 Wind pressure coefficient

. Summary of wind pressure coefficient measurements from 50 references (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file)

. Detailed measurements from the 'Tånga School' (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file)

. Wind Pressure Data Requirements For Air Infiltration Calculations (AIVC TN 13) (pdf file)

. Knoll B, Phaff J C, and de Gids W F (1995), "Pressure simulation program", Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, UK, Proceedings of 16th AIVC Conference, "Implementing the results of ventilation research", held Palm Springs, USA, 18 - 22 September, 1995, Volume 1, pp 233-242. #9060

. Walker I S and Wilson D J (1994), "Practical methods for improving estimates of natural ventilation rates", Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, UK, Proceedings of 15th AIVC Conference, "The Role of Ventilation", held Buxton, UK, 27 - 30 September 1994, Volume 2, pp 517-526. #8001

13.2 Meteorological Data

. London, UK - coincidence of wind speed, direction and air temperature (pdf file)

. EC Test Reference Years (principally for thermal calculations) (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file).

. A compression technique for meteorological data (pdf file)

. Driving forces in several European locations from the EU NatVent project (Excel file).

. A condensed ventilation weather year for the Netherlands (pdf file)

. Data collated through the IEA ECBCS Annex 27 project (pdf file)

. International Surface Weather Observations (ISWO) station list (pdf file)

. ISWO data format (pdf file)

. Engineering weather data handbook (pdf file)

13.3 Occupancy Data

. Assumptions for the Simulations, Draft, 19th November, 1996, IEA-ECBCS Annex 27, "Evaluation and Demonstration of Domestic Ventilation Systems"

. Default residential occupancy profiles (from the Annex 27 project) (pdf file)

. Occupant behaviour (Annex 20) (Excel file)

. Extensive occupant-related summary (42 references covering The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Switzerland, USA) (pdf file) + Set of data (The Netherlands, UK, other countries) (Excel files)

13.4 Pollutant Data

. 211 references covering pollutant measurements and guidelines (pdf file) + Set of data (Building materials, Residential buildings, Commercial and residential buildings, Commercial buildings, Guidelines) (Excel files)

13.5 Evaluation Exercises

. Weather and aeraulic data set for validation - The LESO building - Part 1 : Content of the data set (pdf file)

. Weather and aeraulic data set for validation - The LESO building - Part 2 : Building description and measurement report (pdf file)

. The LESO dataset (an office building, Switzerland) (Excel file)

. Measurements at B&O HQ, Struer, Denmark - Presentation of detailed short term measurements (pdf file)

. Pilot study report : Bang & Olufsen - Struer, Denmark (pdf file)

. Background information : B&O Headquarters, Struer, Denmark (pdf file)

. Bang & Olufsen HQ - BEMS Monitoring (pdf file) + Set of data (long term measurements, short term measurements)

. Measurements of the ELA-atrium under summer conditions (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file)

. Data for modelling internal conditions in the De Montford Auditorium (pdf file) + Set of data (Summary, Mid season, Summer, Winter) (Excel files)

. Description of ventilation principles in the Tånga School (pdf file)

. Pilot study report : Tånga - Falkenberg, Sweden (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file)

. Tånga School Data Summary (pdf file) + Set of data (Damper positions and temperatures, Pressure drop over air supply ducts, Fan operation and meteorological conditions, Various parameters) (Excel files)

. Infiltration and leakage paths in single family houses - A multizone infiltration case study (AIVC TN 27) (pdf file)

. Multi-Zone Calculations and Measurements of Air Flows in Dwellings - IEA Annex 27 (pdf file)

. Infiltration data from the Alberta home heating research facility (AIVC TN 41) (pdf file) + Set of data (Excel file)

. Performances of a new generation high efficiency heat recovery units for domestic ventilation (pdf file)

. A Critical Review of Displacement Ventilation (pdf file)

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