LoginThe study in 5 European countries has shown that indoor air quality was noted depending on the country first and on the perceived thermal comfort.
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Numerical modelling of convective air movements inside a heated room was built, using a coupling of a zonal model and integral analysis.
This paper deals with the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) method used for the analysis of the micro-climate surrounding the human body.
At first, this paper deals with the history of indoor environment and ventilation , with the evidence that a good IAQ is essential for public health.
Concerning thermal comfort (number one complaint in most offices), the range of occupants needs is very wide.
This work deals with the characterization of the thermal performance of a LHS (Local Heating System) tested on 18 persons (9 males and 9 females) working in a real free-running office with mean room temperatures varying from 16C to 18C.
For workers sharing the same office, there is normally a need for slightly different temperatures to fit their own optimal thermal comfort.
30 human subjects participated in a 3 h 45 min.
This paper deals with experiments made to test the performance of a personalised ventilation system (PVS).
Advances in infection control practices include improved operating room environment (airflow velocity, turbulence level, temperature, and relative humidity). Operating theatres are complex spaces.
This work concerns turbulence levels in a practical operating theatre of a 1200 beds Egyptian modern teaching hospital. The turbulence characteristics were represented by a modified k - epsilon model.
This paper deals with the development of 2 approaches for the modelling of the transport of gaseous pollutant with CFD code Fluent.
This paper describes the precautions that have to be taken in design and installation of ventilation systems in order to reduce their noise. They concern fans, ducts and ductwork, air inlet and outlet, air diffusers, air handling unit.
Full-scale laboratory measurements combined with numerical simulations were undertaken to evaluate CFD capability to predict the pesticide dispersion in a naturally ventilated building.
The results of a study testing the possibility of using Dynamical Thermal Modelling (DTM) techniques within CFD are reported in this paper.
This paper deals with an approach to a multizone airflow analysis that can account for mechanical energy conservation. It is shown that the resistance (dissipation) provided by zones in a multizone analysis should not be ignored.
The objective of this parametric study is to vary some parameters related to the conception of an atrium in order to analyse through CFD calculations their impact on the thermal behaviour during the critical summer conditions.
The paper deals with the CFD analysis performed for a family house residence, which is in the design phase : the aim was to test several concepts for heating ( floor heating, floor convectors, both systems) in terms of thermal comfort.
This method enables the determination of the influence of heating source characteristics on mean radiant temperature for composite room surfaces, as well as on thermal comfort and discomfort.
Part 1 of this paper gives first an outline of the experiment (full-scale measurement of the air velocity carried under isothermal condition), then discusses the 2 modeling methods - the BOX method and the P.V.