Turbulent air flow measurements in ventilated spaces
Turbulent air flow measurements in ventilated spaces
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DOI:
10.1016/0160-4120(89)90084-6
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发表时间:
1989
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
K. Kovanen;O. Seppänen;K. Sirén;A. Majanen
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作者:
K. Kovanen;O. Seppänen;K. Sirén;A. Majanen
The purpose of the present study is to survey the characteristics of turbulent airflow, including air velocity, standard deviation, turbulence intensity and fluctuation frequency in the occupied zone of ventilated spaces. The study was accomplished by making field measurements in dwellings and offices with various ventilation and air distribution systems. Rooms with only the most typical supply and exhaust devices were chosen for the study. In each space, probes were placed at three locations in the occupied zone. At each location, measurements were performed at four heights: 0.05, 0.15, 1.1, and 1.7 m above the level. The instrumentation was designed and built in the Laboratory of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning of Helsinki University of Technology. In order to analyze fluctuation frequencies, a computer program using the Fast Fourier Transform method was developed. Generally, the mean velocities and turbulence intensities were in no obvious connection with the air distribution systems. One exception consisted of a system with mechanical exhaust with supply to the hall, where the mean velocities and turbulence intensities were lower than in other systems. Decreasing of the mean velocity and increasing of the turbulent intensity when the level from the floor increased were observed. The mean velocity and the standard deviation had no generally accepted relationship. The turbulence intensity varied remarkably. About 90% of the accepted values varied from 25 to 50% at 1.7 and 1.1 m above the floor level, from 20 to 45% at 15 cm above the floor level, and from 15 to 40% at 5 cm above the floor level. The spectra investigated had no predominant frequency in the range 0.1 to 1.0 Hz.