Scale Model Simulation of Building Air Flow: Comparison with CSU REPEAT Facility

摘要

The results of a scale model study of natural convection air flow in the CSU REPEAT facility are reported. The scale experiments were designed to model natural convection flows for summer conditions when heating and cooling are limited, primarily to the sunspace and through the clerestory glass of the full-scale facility. Flow visualization studies and velocity measurements from the scale experiment are compared to velocity measurements taken in the building. The scale experiment was successful in modelling flow patterns that occur in the CSU REPEAT facility throughout the day. The thermal boundary condition on the upper north wall of the scale experiment was found to play an important role in determining the overall structure of the natural convection flow. (ERA citation 11:002301)