LoginSubjective experiments were conducted during the summer season and the winter season in order toclarify the multiplied effects of humidity and indoor chemical pollutants on subjective comfort and productivity.
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The maximum velocity in the occupied space is an important aspect of the thermal comfort. The velocity field is controlled by the position of the inlet devices, the introduced momentum flux and the thermal load of a room.
A ventilated cavity wall is often proposed in the building envelope design as an alternative to thetraditional wall, mostly due to its ability in reducing the thermal load during the hot season.
There is a worldwide trend to reuse an old building to renovate the historical district forsustainable development.
Integration of building components and ventilation systems is an effective way to control thermal loads, especially cooling loads.
The object of this investigation is a marketplace in a cold winter and hot summer region.
This paper shows a study of a herring meal factory and the methodology used to improve the indoor and outdoor environment
This paper presents the results of the application of building thermal simulation in the design of anew concert hall and refurbishment of interior spaces in the So Francisco Convent in Coimbra, Portugal.
The effects of exterior thermal transmission modeling for walls and a roof on the airconditioning heat load prediction for a large space building were analyzed using a coupled simulation of convection based on CFD, radiation and conduction.
The performance of a passive cooling system was evaluated as part of design works for theproject of an auditorium. The passive cooling system incorporates an array of buried pipes together with a solar chimney.
Nowadays, the need to keep indoor air quality under control is widely known due to the fact that people spend most of their time indoors. In order to show a useful working-tool this paper aims to present a guide to evaluate indoor air quality.
Airborne particle concentrations of 20 nm to 10 µm particles were studied in two similar classrooms in a school.
The distribution of the humidity in a dwelling unit is the key factor determining the condensationrisk and the mold growth, as well as the dryness problem.
The values of the normalized concentration in the occupied zone (Cn) in an office space arecalculated by CFD for five different ventilation systems and the minimum ventilation rate which maintains the average concentration in the occupied zone und
This paper examines airflow in rooms for a displacement ventilation system using threedimensionalCFD.
The paper presents an extension of a two-equation turbulence model to predict the airflow fordisplacement ventilation systems.
Isolation rooms for airborne infectious agents requires special measures to prevent air from transporting agents from the patient to surrounding rooms.
The compatibility of energy conservation and thermal comfort in Japanese house with high air-tightness and insulation equipped with the whole-housing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (H.V.A.C.) system was examined by a numerical analysis.
This paper shows the successful application of CFD simulations for analyzing complex room air flow problems in real applications and deriving optimized solutions.
Experiences from cleanroom installations has frequently shown that displacement ventilation has a much higher efficiency than mixing ventilation with respect to particle and CO2 reduction, cooling efficiency etc.