scholarly journals STUDY ON ANNUAL CHANGE OF PASSIVE VENTILATION FUNCTIONS OF "BREATHING ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT" BASED UPON A FIELD EXPERIMENT USING A FULL-SCALE MOCK-UP : Study on properties of natural ventilation, thermal insulation and vapor transmission in a breathing architectural component Part 3

2006 ◽  
Vol 71 (600) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chungil PARK ◽  
Akira HOYANO ◽  
Seonghwan YOON
2017 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Omrani ◽  
Veronica Garcia-Hansen ◽  
Bianca R. Capra ◽  
Robin Drogemuller

Author(s):  
David Park ◽  
Francine Battaglia

A solar chimney is a natural ventilation technique that has a potential to save energy consumption as well as to maintain the air quality in the building. However, studies of buildings are often challenging due to their large sizes. The objective of the current study was to determine relationships between small- and full-scale solar chimney system models. In the current work, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was utilized to model different building sizes with a solar chimney system, where the computational model was validated with the experimental study of Mathur et al. The window, which controls entrainment of ambient air, was also studied to determine the effects of window position. Correlations for average velocity ratio and non-dimensional temperature were consistent regardless of window position. Buckingham pi theorem was employed to further non-dimensionalize the important variables. Regression analysis was conducted to develop a mathematical model to predict a relationship among all of the variables, where the model agreed well with simulation results with an error of 2.33%. The study demonstrated that the flow and thermal conditions in larger buildings can be predicted from the small-scale model.


2020 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 09007
Author(s):  
Roberto Garay-Martinez ◽  
Beñat Arregi

Heating load in Commercial buildings is highly related with ventilation systems, while at the same time local discomfort in the vicinity of glass walls occurs due to overheating. In this paper, a novel double envelope curtain wall is presented, which extracts heat from the façade by means of a ventilated cavity which is then incorporated to the ventilation air intake. A substantial reduction of heating loads is achieved. Whenever solar gains are not sought, a bypass element allows the natural ventilation of this air cavity, acting as a ventilated façade. An integrated control system with embedded electronics and actuators allows for a smart control of the system. The system is designed for integration with existing rooftop ventilation systems. Design considerations are discussed, and the outcomes of a full-scale experiment conducted in Bilbao (Spain) along 2019 presented.


2017 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 382-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Liu ◽  
Maohua Zhong ◽  
Congling Shi ◽  
Peihong Zhang ◽  
Xiangliang Tian

2020 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Carsten Rode ◽  
Naja Kastrup Friis ◽  
Christian Pedersen ◽  
Nickolaj Feldt Jensen

The paper introduces prototypes of a new composite insulation product for interior application. The product consists of a standard mineral fibre insulation batt, which is wrapped in a combination of a thin fabric of moisture absorbing, capillary active material and vapour retarding membranes. The insulation composite has been tested with small samples in a laboratory setup and in an outdoor field test on a full-scale brick wall, and has so far shown promising results in comparison with other products. The paper describes the new insulation composite and the initial moisture tests that have been made with its constituents as well as results from the laboratory and field tests of its ability to prevent moisture accumulation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-248
Author(s):  
Linghua Shen ◽  
Jiyang Wang ◽  
Shilang Xu ◽  
Godwin Amoako-Atta

2021 ◽  
Vol 2116 (1) ◽  
pp. 012106
Author(s):  
M Lança ◽  
P J Coelho ◽  
J Viegas

Abstract Night natural ventilation systems have been receiving increased attention in recent years because of their energy saving potential and environmental protection when used in passive instead of active cooling. A recently proposed novel system for cooling the building concrete slab is studied numerically in the present work. It consists of a new type of a Suspended Ceiling (SC) with a peripheral gap between it and the walls, combined with the positioning of the air supply and extraction grilles between the ceiling slab and the SC. The system relies only on night ventilation as a means for cooling down the structure of the building. This study focuses on the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to predict the airflow and thermal performance of this strategy and it is applied to a full scale office room. The calculations show that a SC with a gap can reduce the difference between the average temperatures at the end of the heating and the end of the cooling periods by 25% compared with the case of a full covered slab room scenario (tight SC). CFD proved to be a useful and accurate tool to predict indoor conditions in buildings.


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