FANROOMLESS ventilation system for an underground parking lot

The FANROOMLESS ventilation system for underground parking lot presents several unique characteristics. First, this system can reduce initial construction cost and uses the spaces moreeffectively by optimization of the ventilation facilities. Second, fan noise during operations can be reduced to under 65 dB(A). This study also presents the required exhaust rate (m3/hm2) to maintain acceptable CO level of25 ppm in accordance with the code. The data can help to calculate the required exhaust rate.

Stratum ventilation - a conceptual introduction

The purpose of the research at the first stage was to find out whether the new ventilation mode - stratum ventilation - is feasible. The system uses a large supply inlets located at the side of a room. A case study, a typical office in Hong Kong is used to illustrate that new mode.

Planning and designing laboratory ventilation systems for the safety of the users and protection of the environment

The laboratory environment may generate harmful chemical gases, vapors, particulates and biological agents, those substances must be continuously removed from the laboratory. The first section of this paper analyzes the requirements for minimum air exchange in a laboratory, as a result of an extreme situation generated by an accidental spill of a hazardous liquid.The second section studies the level of concentration of flammable chemicals in the exhaust system. An extreme air flow situation is also analyzed.

Comparison of different ventilation systems for commercial aircraft cabins

The objective of the present investigation is to study the potential for both the under-floor displacement and personalized ventilation systems to improve air quality in commercial aircraft cabins.FLUENT was used to simulate airflow in a section of an aircraft cabin with the different ventilation systems : mixing, under-floor displacement, and personalized ventilation.The overall performance of each system was analyzed by comparing CO2 concentration, air temperature, and air velocity distributions.

A study on the control of a hybrid ventilation system using a test house

For that study, the performance of an hybrid ventilation system with a pressure difference sensor in the central exhaust duct has been evaluated through the field measurement. That ventilation system was installed on a detached test house.The infiltration airflow rates of each room were measured by the constant concentration method with SF6 tracer gas. The airflow rate of the exhaust duct was measured by the constant injection method using CO2 gas as a tracer and by the hot wire anemometer.

Diagnosis of ventilation installations in residential buildings and offices (Diagnostic des installations de ventilation dans les bâtiments résidentiels et tertiaires)

The method presented in this paper is called DIAGVENT, it was set up by the CETIAT (Aeraulic and air handling technical center) to provide the professionals a practical tool for the diagnosis of the ventilation installations in residential buildings and offices.
It relates the on-site practice, applying a Swedish experience at different French cases .
Three levels of diagnosis are presented :
Diagvent 1 for the checking of the good achievement of the ventilation installations.

Gas cooking, kitchen ventilation and exposure to combustion products

This study shows that the removal of combustion products formed during cooking is more efficient in the newer homes than in those studied in the early-to mid-1980s. Realtime measurements were made of CO, CO2, temperature, and water vapor in 74 kitchens in Netherlands. Their inhabitants kept a diary during the measurement period about their cooking and ventilation behaviour, and answered an individual questionnaire too.

Initial studies of oxidation processes on filter surfaces and their impact on perceived air quality

In this paper, the authors have studied the oxidation processes on air filter surfaces initiated by ozone. Ozone concentrations were monitored upstream and downstream of used and new filter samples using a small-scale test rig at two different airflows.Test results have shown that the removal of ozone by a loaded filter decreases over time then gets steady. Though necessary, the filtration of ozone creates oxidation processes that are responsible for the generation of products that affect the perceived air quality mainly after periods when the ventilation system is not in operation.

Ventilation and performance in office work

This paper presents the results of an analysis of available scientific findings on how ventilation rate affects work performance. Almost all studies found an increase in performance with higher ventilation rates. The aim was to develop the best possible quantitative relationship between ventilation rate and work performance for use in cost benefit calculations related to building design and operation.

Transport of airborne particles within a room

A technique used for the analysis of the contaminant transport in the wake of a bluff body is tested under controlled experimental conditions for application to aerosol transport in a complex furnished room. The authors ' hypothesis is that the dispersion of contaminants in a room is related to the turbulence kinetic energy and length scale. Their approach has been tested both in laboratory and with CFD simulations. Results and conclusions are presented.

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