Analysis of Cooling Characteristics in Datacenter Using Outdoor Air Cooling

Advancement of the information society has proceeded with the development of information and communication technology, and a demand on a data center has increased. In such a situation, the number of servers is increasing in a data center. Thus, the heat density in a data center is much higher than that of usual offices. And typically, almost 40% of the total power consumption is used for cooling servers in a data center. Thus, cooling effectiveness is one of the most important factors in evaluating the value of the data center. The data center taken up in this paper is located in Ishikari, where is a cold district in Japan. Using the cool outdoor air for cooling servers helps us to cut the power consumption for cooling. This paper first assesses the efficiency of Ishikari data center measuring the temperature of seven parts in a building where the cooling air flowing. Second, this paper describes the most efficient method for the operation and estimates 1.11 of PUE （power usage effectiveness）.

Surveillance-image-based outdoor air quality monitoring

Air pollution threatens human health,necessitating effective and convenient air quality monitoring.Recently,there has been a growing interest in using camera images for air quality estimation.However,a major challenge has been nighttime detection due to the limited visibility of nighttime images.Here we present a hybrid deep learning model,capitalizing on the temporal continuity of air quality changes for estimating outdoor air quality from surveillance images.Our model,which integrates a convolutional neural network(CNN)and long short-term memory(LSTM),adeptly captures spatial-temporal image features,enabling air quality estimation at any time of day,including PM_(2.5) and PM10 concentrations,as well as the air quality index(AQI).Compared to independent CNN networks that solely extract spatial features,our model demonstrates superior accuracy on self-constructed datasets with R^(2)?0.94 and RMSE=5.11 mg m^(-3) for PM_(2.5),R^(2)=0.92 and RMSE=7.30 mg m^(-3) for PM10,and R^(2)=0.94 and RMSE?5.38 for AQI.Furthermore,our model excels in daytime air quality estimation and enhances nighttime predictions,elevating overall accuracy.Validation across diverse image datasets and comparative analyses underscore the applicability and superiority of our model,reaffirming its applicability and superiority for air quality monitoring.

Pollution characteristics of 15 gas- and particle-phase phthalates in indoor and outdoor air in Hangzhou

Phthalate esters(PAEs),typical pollutants widely used as plasticizers,are ubiquitous in various indoor and outdoor environments.PAEs exist in both gas and particle phases,posing risks to human health.In the present study,we chose four typical kinds of indoor and outdoor environments with the longest average human residence times to assess the human exposure in Hangzhou,including newly decorated residences,ordinary residences,offices and outdoor air.In order to analyze the pollution levels and characteristics of 15 gasand particle-phase PAEs in indoor and outdoor environments,air and particulate samples were collected simultaneously.The total PAEs concentrations in the four types of environments were 25,396,25,466.8,15,388.8 and 3616.2 ng/m^3,respectively.DEHP and DEP were the most abundant,and DMPP was at the lowest level.Distinct variations in the distributions of indoor/outdoor,gas/particle-phase and different molecular weights of PAEs were observed,showing that indoor environments were the main sources of PAEs pollution.While most PAEs tended to exsit in indoor sites and gas-phase,the high-molecular-weight chemicals tended to exist in the particle-phase and were mainly found in PM2.5.PAEs were more likely adsorbed by small particles,especially for the indoor environments.There existed a good correlation between the particle matter concentrations and the PAEs levels.In addition,neither temperature nor humidity had obvious effects on the distributions of the PAEs concentrations.

Outdoor air pollution and the onset and exacerbation of asthma

Exposure to outdoor air pollution has been consistently associated with asthma.In this study,we reviewed the epidemiological studies published within the last 5 years on the association between outdoor air pollution and exacerbation and onset of asthma.A large number of studies have been published within the last 5 years.Short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution is associated with exacerbation of pre-existing asthma,manifested as worsening of symptoms and increasing of asthma-related emergency room visits and hospital admissions.Furthermore,increasing evidence suggests that long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution can result in onset of asthma.Children are more susceptible to outdoor air pollution.Future studies should be conducted to explore the mechanisms underlying the association between air pollutants and onset of asthma,including gene involvement.In addition,disentangling the effect of a mixture of air pollutants and identifying the key components of air pollution will complete the existing evidence.More importantly,a better understanding is required on the future impact of air pollution on asthma under a changing climate.

Improving outdoor air quality based on building morphology:Numerical investigation

Due to rapid urbanization around the world,high concentrations of vehicular pollutants have deteriorated the outdoor air quality,which can affect the physical and psychological well-being of humans.Numerous strategies have been proposed to overcome these harmful impacts by improving the dispersion of air pollutants.Consequently,a question arises regarding the potential effects of building morphology on the dispersion of pollutants.Subsequently,transient three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)simulations are performed to examine the effect of building morphology on PM10 dispersion.Eleven cases with various prototypes and morphological methods are compared with a simple building form to identify the patterns of PM10 dispersion within a given time sequence under a prevailing inflow condition.The results indicate that the different designs of building morphology with varying Relative compactness(RC)indicator highlight the importance of considering morphological factors to improve outdoor air quality.In addition,the proposed prototypes can reduce PM10 concentrations by approximately 30%e90%at specific points in the studied time sequence.In particular,the vertical,horizontal,and grid folded prototypes can be considered more effective as an approximate decrease between 70%and 90%in PM10 concentrations is observed,which reflects the influence of building morphology on improving outdoor air quality.

Influence of Surrounding Structures upon the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Performance of the Outdoor Unit of a Split Air-Conditioner

DC-inverter split air-conditioner is widely used in Chinese homes as a result of its high-efficiency and energy-saving. Recently, the researches on its outdoor unit have focused on the influence of surrounding structures upon the aerodynamic and acoustic performance, however they are only limited to the influence of a few parameters on the performance, and practical design of the unit requires more detailed parametric analysis. Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics（CFD） and computational aerodynamic acoustics（CAA） simulation based on FLUENT solver is used to study the influence of surrounding structures upon the aforementioned properties of the unit. The flow rate and sound pressure level are predicted for different rotating speed, and agree well with the experimental results. The parametric influence of three main surrounding structures（i.e. the heat sink, the bell-mouth type shroud and the outlet grille） upon the aerodynamic performance of the unit is analyzed thoroughly. The results demonstrate that the tip vortex plays a major role in the flow fields near the blade tip and has a great effect on the flow field of the unit. The inlet ring＇s size and throat＇s depth of the bell-mouth type shroud, and the through-flow area and configuration of upwind and downwind sections of the outlet grille are the most important factors that affect the aerodynamic performance of the unit. Furthermore, two improved schemes against the existing prototype of the unit are developed, which both can significantly increase the flow rate more than 6 %（i.e. 100 m3·h～（-1）） at given rotating speeds. The inevitable increase of flow noise level when flow rate is increased and the advantage of keeping a lower rotating speed are also discussed. The presented work could be a useful guideline in designing the aerodynamic and acoustic performance of the split air-conditioner in engineering practice.

An indoor air aerosol model for outdoor contaminant transmission into occupied rooms

The paper presents a simple model for outdoor air contaminant transmission into occupied rooms. In the model, several factors such as filtration, ventilation, deposition, re-emission, outdoor concentration and indoor sources are included. The model results show that the air exchange rate plays an important role in the transmission of outdoor contaminants into the indoor environment. The model shows that increasing the value of the filtration efficiency decreases the mass concentration of indoor particles. In addition, if outdoor aerosol particles have a periodic behaviour, indoor aerosol particles also behave periodically but smoother. Indoor sources are found to be able to increase indoor concentrations greatly and continuously.

Indoor and outdoor BTX levels in Barcelona City metropolitan area and Catalan rural areas

Five aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, and three isomeric xylenes) were monitored in indoor and outdoor air of 7 public buildings and 54 private homes, located in Barcelona City metropolitan area and in several rural areas of Catalonia. The sampling was carried out over four periods: spring-summer and winter of 2000, and summer and winter of 2001. Passive ORSA 5 Dra¨ger samplers were used for benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX) adsorption. BTX were extracted with carbon disulphide and analysed using ...

Assessment of Air Pollution,by the Urban Traffic,in University Campus of Bucharest

This study aims to measure traffic-related air pollution of vehicles with internal combustion, the main source of emissions of BTEX, organic compounds and NOx, NO2, NO, O3, CO, SO2, PM10 and PM2.5, inorganic compounds, in three sites of the University campus, surrounded by residential areas. According to the University data, around 8000 students are being exposed daily to the measured level of pollution, in all 3 studied places of campus. A mobile laboratory was used, which continuously measures above mentioned pollutants and mete-orological parameters. The diurnal variation of BTEX, in a sunny and rainy day showed two peaks of BTEX concentration in the morning and evening. In the rainy days, the non-polar (hydrophobic) compounds as BTEX are mechanically trained by rain into the ground, where either they enter into the groundwater, or volatilized and re-enter in the air. Particulate matter such as PM10 and PM2.5 is, in a large part, carried by the rain into the soil. The polar compounds (hydrophilic, NOx, SO2) dissolves in the rainwater and are absorbed in the soil (increasing soil acidity) and evaporated towards the clouds (leading to acid rain). In our study, BTEX compounds removed by the rain varied between 62% - 75%, NOx and SO2, 80% and 77% respectively. Particulate matters were washed out up to 68% for PM10, and 42% for PM2.5. In the sunny days the air pollution with measured concentrations of O3 (121.66 ± 7.02, 123.56 ± 4.89 μg/m3) remained for 7 hours close to the limit value (120 μg/m3). The maximum of solar radiation, with corresponding low concentrations in NOx and xylene, corresponds to photochemical reactions in the atmosphere, generating photochemical smog. In a sunny day and high traffic, we found the maximum value 5.4 μg/m3 for benzene, for 30 min., a known human carcinogen, exceeding the annual limit value de 5 μg/m3. The average background, from benzene, in three University campuses daily visited by around 8000 students was 0.97 μg/m3, exposed to 1.46 μg/m3 and the cancer risk is 1/100,000.

基于Airpak3.0的建筑内天井热环境模拟

东南亚国家建筑方案多采用建筑内天井通风采光,本项目方案设计之初拟将空调室外机放置于内天井中。基于Airpak3. 0气流模拟软件,对内天井中的气流进行数值模拟,验证了在一定时间稳定之后,空调室外机的工作环境温度超过其允许的最高温度。同时通过对比3种不同工况下的模拟结果,得出方形内天井较长方形内天井散热更优的结论。通过试算得到本项目条件下满足使用要求的最小内天井尺寸,对于方案确定具有重要意义。

Seasonal Variation in Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Building Areas and in Green Spaces in Beijing, China

The cooling and humidifying effects of urban parks are an essential component of city ecosystems in terms of regulating microclimates or mitigating urban heat islands(UHIs).Air temperature and relative humidity are two main factors of thermal environmental comfort and have a critical impact on the urban environmental quality of human settlements.We measured the 2-m height air temperature and relative humidity at the Beijing Olympic Park and a nearby building roof for more than 1 year to elucidate seasonal variations in air temperature and relative humidity,as well as to investigate the outdoor thermal comfort.The results showed that the lawn of the park could,on average,reduce the air temperature by(0.80±0.19)℃,and increase the relative humidity by(5.24±2.91)% relative to the values measured at the building roof during daytime.During the nighttime,the lawn of the park reduced the air temperature by(2.64±0.64)℃ and increased the relative humidity by(10.77±5.20)%.The park was cooler and more humid than surrounding building area,especially in night period(more pronounced cooling with 1.84℃).Additionally,the lawn of the park could improve outdoor thermal comfort through its cooling and humidifying effects.The level of thermal comfort in the park was higher than that around the building roof for a total of 11 days annually in which it was above one or more thermal comfort levels(average reduced human comfort index of 0.92)except during the winter.

室外通信机柜通风冷却节能性能研究

合肥地区室外空气温度全年约有77.5%的时间在25℃以下,利用CFD数值模拟对机柜进行气流组织优化,结果表明,在合肥地区可采用新风设备给室外通信机柜降温。为了充分利用室外自然冷却资源,在对合肥地区典型室外通信机柜进行现场测量和数值模拟的基础上,提出了空调与新风设备联动策略。该策略缩短了空调的运行时间,从而节约能源,结果表明,空调与新风设备联合运行时的能耗为空调单独运行时的46.8%。

某有机化学实验室项目通风空调系统设计

有机化学实验往往会产生对人体有害的气体,有效的通风空调系统可以避免有害物泄漏,以保证实验人员在工作环境里的安全和健康。不同的有机化学实验室要求不同,其通风空调系统设计也有相应的不同要求。合成实验室通风量大,但对房间温湿度要求不高;分析仪器实验室中仪器设备较多,发热量较大,且对环境温湿度有一定的要求。本文结合某实际工程,对不同功能化学实验室通风量的确定、新风送风温度及空调设置情况和通风系统控制进行了介绍。

定向送风对隔离病房开门时段空气泄漏的抑制效果研究

患有高传染性疾病的患者一般被安置在医院的负压隔离病房中来限制这些疾病在医院内部的传播。然而隔离病人员进出时房门开启可能会导致大量携带有病菌的空气通过房门传递到隔离病房外部走廊,从而引起走廊中的人员被感染。为了减少和预防门开启带来的室内空气泄露问题,有必要使得门开启时室内外交换的气流最小化。为了解决这个问题,我们在隔离病房门口安装有定向气流送风口,通过将定向气流引向隔离病房门口,以减少由门的开启过程,人员移动通过过程和室内外温差引起的室内外空气气流交换量。使用烟雾对流场可视化后发现在门开启或者关闭的过程中使用朝向隔离病房的定向气流能够明显减小室内外的空气交换量。示踪气体测试结果显示,定向气流90L/s时室内外等温条件下可将隔离病房内的空气泄漏量减少38%,而室内外温差3℃时,使用定向气流可减小泄漏量31%。若将定向气流风量调节到190L/s时,等温条件下可减小室内外60%的空气交换量。在室内外存在3℃的温差时,空气交换量可减少39%。尽管测试的定向气流并未能够完全防止空气泄漏,但是它们是可以有效的减少由门的开启,人员通过和室内外温差引起的室内外空气交换量。

室外印刷装饰纸透气度对内层装修材料表面开裂性的影响研究

装修材料在室外环境下容易受到空气、阳光等的多重作用而出现表面开裂。为分析室外印刷装饰纸透气度对内层装修材料表面开裂性的影响,以不同透气度的印刷装饰纸为例,采用相同的工艺条件在装修材料表面进行贴敷,通过对比纸张透气度对浸胶量的影响和装修材料表面的开裂情况,以得到室外环境下印刷装饰纸透气度对内层装修材料表面开裂性的影响。结果表明:装饰纸的透气度越高则浸胶越简单,当透气度超过36.7s/100mL后,装修材料开始出现开裂现象。

热压作用下新风系统水力工况分析方法研究

热压作用导致通过竖直立管送风的空调新风系统水力失调且并联管路阻力不平衡,无法计算管网阻抗及进行水力工况分析,针对该问题提出了适用于热压作用下的新风系统水力工况分析方法。该方法将整体管网看作并联的各末端通风支管虚拟闭合环路,求解压阻平衡方程组,拟合了各闭合环路与管网的特性曲线方程,确定了虚拟闭合环路阻抗,实现了热压作用下管网流体流动及流量分配规律的描述。计算中考虑了管网流量与摩擦阻力系数、局部阻力系数的耦合关系。以某办公楼新风系统为例,利用环路阻抗方法对热压作用下管网的水力工况进行了分析,其计算结果与方程组迭代计算结果相吻合,表明了所提方法的准确性。

空调室外机机壳模态仿真与试验研究

针对某款空调室外机机壳振动噪声大的问题,采用模态分析的研究方法对空调室外机机壳进行结构优化设计。对空调室外机机壳整体进行了不同方案的模态分析,获得整机机壳的前十阶固有频率与振型,将其与锤击法试验所测整机机壳模态结果进行了对比,结果表明:采用顶板无螺栓侧不添加约束条件的模拟方法获得的整机机壳模态更符合试验测试结果,两者误差在3%以内。在此基础上,分别对机壳各结构件进行了模态分析,获得了每一结构件的前3阶固有频率与振型,并对底板、支架关键部件提出了优化方案。通过对室外机机壳减小底板的筋的面积以及增加筋的数量优化钣金件结构,可调整整体结构的固有频率,避开压缩机工作频率以及共振现象产生,有效地改善了振动噪声大的问题。

建筑群风场环境下空调室外机周围热环境分析

空调运行时,外部室外机的散热会受到建筑群内复杂风场环境的干扰,继而影响其运行效率。以布置在凹槽内部的空调室外机为研究对象,考虑建筑群内部的流场变化,研究了正面风、后面风向下室外机运行时的热环境,分析了室外机随楼高、位置的热环境差异,并着重对比了处于迎风建筑和下风向建筑中室外机散热的差异。研究表明,空调室外机的运行效能受建筑群内风场环境的影响较大。正面风向下,风速越大,室外机效率越差;下风向建筑B处室外机运行时的效率更差。后面风向下,处于下风向建筑A处室外机的平均进风温度相对来说更高。

热泵型新风环境控制一体机PMV控制仿真研究

为满足个性化热舒适的控制需求,运用XGBoost算法建立个性化热舒适预测模型;基于TRNSYS软件平台,建立热泵环控机组PMV控制模型;提出热泵环控机组的调控策略,并用偏冷和偏热调节两个案例进行了验证。结果显示:通过特征参数分析选取空气温度、空气风速作为控制变量,以PMV为被控参数,将基于XGBoost算法的个性化热舒适模型应用到热泵环控机组中,能够满足用户个性化的室内热舒适需求。

住宅辐射空调系统新风量探讨

分析了国内外住宅新风标准与新风量计算方法,通过案例对比分析了不同计算方法及其结果,明确了住宅辐射空调系统最小新风量计算适用方法和工程推荐值,提出了住宅辐射空调新风系统节能路径。