Experimental and numerical analysis of natural ventilation with combined light/vent pipes

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2001

Autores

Szabolcs Varga (Autor) FEUP; António R. Silva (Autor) FEUP; Armando C. Oliveira (Autor) FEUP; Clito F. Afonso (Autor) FEUP

Revista

Título: Applied Thermal Engineering

Vol. 21 Nº 18

Páginas: 1925-1936

ISSN: 1359-4311

Editora: Elsevier

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ID Authenticus: P-000-SG0

DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(01)00053-9

Abstract (EN): Both experimental and numerical procedures were developed for studying natural ventilation in combined light/vent pipes. An experimental tracer gas technique was used to measure ventilation rates in a test cell. Two different pipe terminals were simultaneously used, dividing the cell in two identical volumes, in order to allow a direct comparison of their performance. A 3D numerical model was developed using ANSYS5.5/FLOTRAN. Experimental and numerical results are shown and compared. It is concluded that pipe terminals significantly enhance ventilation, that one type of terminal has a better performance and that the numerical model underestimates measured flows.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 12