LoginThe airflow pattern and thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated classroom were predicted using CFD techniques.
12th AIVC Conference - Ottawa, Canada - 24-27 September 1991
The 12th AIVC Conference - Air movement and ventilation control within buildings, was held in Ottawa, Canada, 24-27 September 1991.
Contains 88 papers.
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As part of the AIVC's technical programme, study has been performed on present and advanced ventilation systems.
An integral mass balance formulation of the constant concentration tracer technique. | 1991 | English
This paper extends the integral mass balance approach to the remaining constant concentration technique.
Building design assessment through coupled heat and air flow simulation: two case studies. | 1991 | English
This paper is concerned with the application of air flow simulation in design.
Turbulent modelling of airflow patterns and ventilation effectiveness in a half scale office building. | 1991 | English
The concentrations of indoor pollutants should be maintained below recommended values at all occupied locations at any time.
Reverberant sound excitation and the sound intensity technique have been used for the measurement of the sound transmission loss of narrow slits in rigid walls.
The paper discusses methods to set boundary conditions at the air supply opening in predictions of room air flows with computational fluid dynamics.
Simultaneous calculation of airflows, temperatures and contaminant concentrations in multi-zone buildings. | 1991 | English
The computer programs published so far have enabled the calculation of airflows at constant temperatures or of air temperatures at constant airflows.
Application of hot wirelfilm ariemometry in room air flows presents difficulties because: (1) the effect of natural convection due to the heated wire beconies significant for low air velocity measurements; (2) the angle sensitivity of a hot wire b
Modelling complex inlet geometries in CFD - applied to air flow in ventilated rooms. | 1991 | English
Modern inlet devices applied in the field of ventilation of rooms are getting more complex in terms of geometry in order to fulfil the demand for thermal comfort of the occupants in the room and in order to decrease the energy consumption This exp
Airflow rates are directly affected by the amount of open area and consequently by the inhabitant behavior with respect to window opening.
A literature search was performed to gain as much knowledge as was available on ventilation, indoor air quality sensors and demand controlled ventilation (DCV) strategies.
This speech comprises a summary of two publications from the Swedish Council for Building Research (BFR); the knowledge survey "Buildings and Health" (BFR T4:90) and "Indoor climate and energy husbandry" (BFR G5:90).
Zonal models are a promising way to predict air movement, in a room with respect to comfort conditions and gradient of temperature, because they require extremely low computer time and may be therefore rather easily included in multizone air movem
Ventilation control of IAQ, thermal comfort and energy conservation by CO2 measurement. | 1991 | English
The use of indoor carbon dioxide levels is a good method for controlling indoor air quality in office buildings.
Once the flow-pressurization characteristics of a building are known, the largest uncertainty in predicting air infiltration is the effect of wind shelter from nearby buildings.
A "HESCO"-type diffuser was selected as an example for the validation exercise in the IEA Annex 20 project (Air flow pattern within buildings). It consists of 84 small round nozzles that are arranged in four rows in an area of 0.71 m x 0.17 m.
Demand controlled HVAC-systems have many advantages. The principle is to optimize comfort and to minimize energy consumption simultaneously. In modern office buildings, indoor temperature is very often a useful control parameter.
Natural ventilation of dwellings is commonly applied, especially in mild and moderate climates. The disadvantage of natural ventilation is the poor control of both flow directions and flow rates within the ventilated building.
Seen from the AIVC Technotes 21 and 28, Ventilation Efficiency is still a complex concept. As well for measurements as for simulations.