Efficiency of different ventilation concepts in meeting rooms

A typical virtual meeting room with occupants displays different situations of airflow pattern for different locations of the air supply even though the ventilation system has the same loca-tion of the air exhaust in the room. The pollutant is defined here as CO2 emitted by the occu-pants in the room. - The investigation is realised with full-scale numerical modelling under Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method.

Conceptual analysis of Intensive Care Room with Computational Fluid Dynamics

Since 2005, the Leiden University Medical Center started the building of the new departmentof children Intensive Care (IC). Several types of geometry have been planned in the department, In order to minimize the cost and get the most applicable result, an IC room with two beds in serial has been chosen for the detailed aerodynamic study. The CFD model of the IC room with two beds in serial is studied. The CFD model will split the whole room as many small mesh elements to fulfil the conservations of mass, momentum and energy.

Experimental Study of Thermal Environment and Comfort in an Office Room with a Variable Air Volume (VAV) System under Low Supply Air Temperature Conditions

The air distribution components in a variable air volume (VAV) flow system influences the overall function of the system. A low supply air temperature and a wide working range in terms of airflow rate, facilitate high energy efficiency. However, in order to achieve these properties, high demands must be set on the function of the supply-air diffusers.

Ventilation strategies for low-energy buildings involving air purification and energy recovery -Climate, energy, comfort and indoor air quality aspects

In many climate zones, low energy buildings will not be able to utilize natural ventilation at all times. Hence, low-energy mechanical comfort systems will still be required. For green buildings there are design objectives well above minimum standards for comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) that are meant to improve occupant productivity. The latter can make meeting low-energy requirements even more challenging. To meet these sometimesconflicting requirements, the principles of concurrent engineering may be applied to support design charettes.

Effect of using low-polluting building materials and increasing ventilation on perceived indoor air quality

The potential of improving perceived air quality indoors was quantified when low-polluting materials are used and when building ventilation is increased. This was done by studying the relationships between ventilation rate and the perceived indoor air quality. A sensory panel assessed the air quality in test rooms ventilated with realistic outdoor air supply rates, where combinations of high- and low-polluting wall, floor and ceiling materials were set up.

Defining the governing parameters for reliable numerical simulation of smoke evacuation in underground parking garages

This paper discusses several issues concerning the CFD analysis or car parks during fire situations. A common modeling approach and given parameters are needed to obtain reliable results for the indication of the performance of the smoke evacuation systems. There are many modeling parameters which influence the results. CFD is a powerful tool that can be used for smoke evacuation simulation when properly used. There is a clear need for a simulation guideline that describes the following points:
- Demanded mesh sizes
- Detailed fire curve

CFD Modelling of Ventilation in an Educational Institute

The role of computational modelling as a development and engineering tool has recently become more significant. The major advantage is that modelling enables the testing of different geometries without having to build expensive test constructions. When a whole new building is in question, modelling is the only way to see inside it before its finished.

Whole Building CFD Simulation of a Swedish Low-Energy Building

When taking measures to increase energy effectiveness it is important not to deteriorate theindoor climate. In the present study a Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) model was builtto investigate temperature and airflow patterns in a Swedish low-energy building. A full-scalemodel of the house has been generated in the commercial code Icepak 4.1. The commercialCFD code Fluent 6.2.16 is used for the numerical solution. The RNG k-e model is used asturbulence model.

A tool for integrated simulation to evaluate the performance of ventilation system

To properly evaluate the performance of ventilation system, the interaction among ventilation rate, indoor air-quality, and cooling/heating load should be analyzed. In this study, an integrated simulation tool based on TRNSYS will be suggested to analyze the performance of ventilation system. Some modules to calculate the changes in indoor concentration of pollutants with ventilation system and to decide the operation mode of ventilation system were newly developed. In addition, the developed modules were coupled with building load and heating/cooling simulation modules.

Thermodynamic Modeling and Optimization of Air Handling Units

Air handling unit (AHU) is defined as a self-contained unit that the conditions of air vary while passingthrough it and reach to the desired temperature and humidity. To perform variations in weatherconditions various processes such as heating, cooling, humidification, dehumidification and mixing are applied. In this research thermodynamic modeling and mathematical optimization of air handling units approaching minimum energy consumption is achieved. The objective function for optimization is pressure drop of air crossing coil per cooling and heating load of the system.

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