The basis of this study are experimental results obtained on a real scale cell in controlled climatic conditions which are used to show the potential influence of radiative participation of inside air on natural convection in a room. In a second part, a numerical analysis of flow patterns and heat transfer in a twodimensional thermally driven cavity containing a participating fluid is presented.
Inter-zone convection affects the general movements of air in a building and must be evaluated for accurate thermal zones heat and mass balance. The paper presents results of an experimental study of convective heat transfers caused by temperature difference between two zones connected by an opening of height 2. 05 m and varying width. Experiments were carried out in a full scale calorimetric chamber (5.5 m x 2.5 m x 2.5 m). Temperature differences were maintained by two active vertical walls locatedon either side of the doorway.
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