BUILDING VENTILATION - Theory and Measurement

David Etheridge School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, UK
Mats Sandberg Royal Institute of Technology, Byggd Wiljo, Gävle, Sweden
 

First Edition, 1996 
ISBN 0-471-96087-X, 724 pages 
John Wiley and Sons Ltd 

This book sets down the fundamentals of the theory and measurement of building ventilation and describes the various techniques for predicting and measuring ventilation. It addresses both envelope flows and internal air motion. 

The first part of the book is primarily concerned with physical descriptions and theoretical models:starting with an overview of the basic mechanisms and characteristics of envelope flows, it then addresses the treatment of the flow characteristics of individual openings and mathematical models for complete building envelopes. 

Theories for internal air motion are then discussed in detail: mechanisms of mass transport in terms of air motion and age distribution, primary air flows in isolation, resulting flows in enclosed spaces, and flows through large internal openings. 

The second part, concerned with measurement techniques both at full scale and at model scale, begins with techniques for determining flow characteristics of envelope openings.The use of tracer gases in the study of age distribution and ventilation efficiency is dealt with in detail. Scale modelling for investigating both envelope flows and internal motions is also addressed. The final chapter deals with Computational Fluid Dynamics, since one of its main applications is an alternative to conventional experimental techniques. 

Natural ventilation is re-emerging as an alternative to mechanical systems in some commercial buildings and both natural and mechanical ventilation are dealt with in detail.

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Dr David Etheridge, Institute of Building Technology, 
University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD
Phone 0115 951 3171   Fax 0115 951 3159   email David.Etheridge@nottingham.ac.uk
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