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Methodology for the Evaluation of Natural Ventilation in ... - Cham

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List <strong>of</strong> TablesTable 1. Energy End Use <strong>for</strong> Commercial Office Build<strong>in</strong>gs, Percent <strong>of</strong> Total ............................ 17Table 2. W<strong>in</strong>dow Types by Open<strong>in</strong>g Type ................................................................................... 33Table 3. W<strong>in</strong>dow Geometry and Characteristics .......................................................................... 33Table 4. Energy Consumption Guide 019 Build<strong>in</strong>g Characteristic Data <strong>for</strong> UK ......................... 40Table 5. ECG 019 Benchmark Data <strong>for</strong> UK by Build<strong>in</strong>g Type .................................................... 40Table 6. Prototype Build<strong>in</strong>g Construction Description................................................................. 45Table 7. Prototype Construction by Orientation and U-value ...................................................... 46Table 8. Prototype Build<strong>in</strong>g W<strong>in</strong>dow Characteristics .................................................................. 47Table 9. W<strong>in</strong>dow Bag Device Characteristics .............................................................................. 54Table 10. W<strong>in</strong>dow Bag Device Measurements and Result<strong>in</strong>g Flow Rates and EffectivenessCalculations................................................................................................................................... 55Table 11. Temperature Data at Two Locations per Floor: August Workday Occupied Hours .... 56Table 12. Internal and External Temperatures over 24-hours by Season ..................................... 58Table 13. Comparison <strong>of</strong> Airflow with and without Effective/Corrected Area ........................... 62Table 14. Sample Site Measurements <strong>of</strong> Airflow at Each Floor Level and Airflow Balance us<strong>in</strong>gEffective Open<strong>in</strong>g Area ................................................................................................................ 62Table 15. Comparison <strong>of</strong> Hourly Air Change Rates (ACH) by Season and Method ................... 63Table 16. Comparison Energy Usage and Number <strong>of</strong> Occupants ................................................ 66Table 17. Comparison <strong>of</strong> ECG 019 Benchmark, Mechanically Ventilated (MV) and <strong>Natural</strong>lyVentilated (NV) Build<strong>in</strong>gs ............................................................................................................ 68Table 18. Flow Visualization Imag<strong>in</strong>g Sett<strong>in</strong>gs ............................................................................ 81Table 19. Summary <strong>of</strong> Values and Dimensionless Parameters <strong>for</strong> Full-Scale Build<strong>in</strong>g, Scaled Airand Scaled Water Models ............................................................................................................. 90Table 20. Model Surface Characteristics by Orientation .............................................................. 97Table 21. Summary <strong>of</strong> Equipment Used <strong>in</strong> Experiments ........................................................... 102Table 22. Test <strong>Cham</strong>ber HVAC System Set Po<strong>in</strong>ts .................................................................... 103Table 23. Matrix <strong>of</strong> Model Variables ......................................................................................... 106Table 24. Summary <strong>of</strong> Buoyancy-Driven <strong>Ventilation</strong> Experiments ........................................... 115Table 25. W<strong>in</strong>d-Assisted <strong>Ventilation</strong> Experiment Summary ..................................................... 116Table 26. Comb<strong>in</strong>ed W<strong>in</strong>d-Buoyancy <strong>Ventilation</strong> Experiment Summary ................................. 116Table 27. Variables and Calculated Reference Temperature Difference <strong>for</strong> Model Case and Full-Scale Build<strong>in</strong>g ............................................................................................................................. 118Table 28. Data from <strong>the</strong> 7 W<strong>in</strong>dow, 3 Stack S<strong>in</strong>gle Heated Zone Model .................................. 122Table 29. Air Velocities and Flow rates <strong>for</strong> Several Cases ........................................................ 122Table 30. Percentage <strong>of</strong> Heat Loss through Advection <strong>for</strong> Various W<strong>in</strong>dow and StackConfigurations <strong>for</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gle Zone Model ....................................................................................... 123Table 31. Material Properties and Surface Areas <strong>for</strong> Heat Loss Calculation ............................. 123Table 32. Conduction Heat Loss <strong>for</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gle Heated Zone Model <strong>for</strong> Various Cases ................. 124Table 33. Two Heated Zone Velocity and Airflow Data Summary ........................................... 127Table 34. Measured Air Velocities <strong>for</strong> Full-Model Stacks Open and Stacks Closed Cases ...... 131Table 35. Average Inlet and Outlet Velocities <strong>for</strong> W<strong>in</strong>d-Driven Case: Stacks Closed .............. 140Table 36. Average Inlet and Outlet Velocities <strong>for</strong> W<strong>in</strong>d-Driven Case: Stacks Open................. 140Table 37. Air Measurements: Comb<strong>in</strong>ed W<strong>in</strong>d-Buoyancy Stacks Open Case .......................... 14110

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