Analytical models for evaluating buoyancy-driven ventilation due to stack effect in a shaft considering heat transfer from shaft interior boundaries

Stack effect is a dominant driving force for building natural ventilation.Analytical models were developed for the evaluation of stack effect in a shaft,accounting for the heat transfer from shaft interior boundaries.Both the conditions with constant heat flux from boundaries to the airflow and the ones with constant boundary temperature were considered.The prediction capabilities of these analytical models were evaluated by using large eddy simulation(LES) for a hypothetical shaft.The results show that there are fairly good agreements between the predictions of the analytical models and the LES predictions in mass flow rate,vertical temperatures profile and pressure difference as well.Both the results of analytical models and LES show that the neutral plane could locate higher than one half of the shaft height when the upper opening area is identical with the lower opening area.Further,it is also shown that the analytical models perform better than KLOTE's model does in the mass flow rate prediction.

Simulation of Velocity and Temperature Distributions of Displacement Ventilation System with Single or Double Heat Sources

In order to obtain a better understanding of flow characteristics of displacement ventilation, the three-dimensional numerical models are developed using the CFD technology. The numerical simulation results are verified by experiments, based on this, the velocity and temperature distribution of three-dimensional displacement ventilation system with single and double heat sources are studied. Velocity and temperature fields under two different cases of heat source are analyzed and compared. The numerical results show that there are three layers in vertical temperature fields of displacement ventilation system with single or double heat sources, and the vertical temperature distribution of single heat source is different from that of double heat sources. When indoor load is large, the comfort requirement of people indoor can＇t be satisfied with displacement ventilation system only, thus an additional refrigeration system is necessary. Furthermore, under the condition of two heat sources, the displacement ventilation parameters can＇t be computed simply according to single heat source inlet parameters, therefore the interaction between heat sources should be considered.