Abstract
The purpose of this research was to assess the performance of air infiltration or naturally driven ventilation, the corresponding energy consumption and indoor contaminant level for residential buildings in Harbin, a typical city in the severe cold region of China. Based on questionnaire surveys and field measurements, a prototypical apartment building was determined. Then, unsteady-state numerical simulations were carried out by the use of COMIS. A parametric study on ventilation performance was undertaken based on applying various air-tightness levels. These results showed that infiltration alone resulted in under-ventilation and an imbalance in air distribution. It also resulted in a risk of high concentrations of indoor contaminants. To overcome the shortcomings of infiltration alone, a mechanical balanced system, incorporating a heat exchanger, was developed. This approach was shown to offer much improved control over ventilation compared with infiltration alone.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-166 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Ventilation |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- Air infiltration
- Airtightness measurements
- Apartment building
- Balanced ventilation
- Comis multizone model
- Heat recovery
- Indoor climate surveys
- Occupancy schedule
- Severe climate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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