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Climate control for extensive buildings with normal floor height requiring a very flexible division, for example, in a large hospital
Author(s) -
Dubbeld M.,
van Gunst E.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440030303
Subject(s) - division (mathematics) , control (management) , environmental science , architectural engineering , meteorology , computer science , climatology , mathematics , engineering , operations management , geography , geology , arithmetic , artificial intelligence
Climatization in large buildings with a relatively large volume and inner surface calls for a different approach from that in general façade buildings. As an example of buildings with many inner spaces we have taken some Dutch university teaching hospitals which are now in course of construction. In this paper, an investigation carried out for the Coordinator of the pertinent building activities will be dealt with in detail. This investigation was directed by the Steering Group on Installations, consisting of: (i) project directors of university teaching hospitals; (ii) installation advisers; (iii) TNO staff. Elements in the investigation were: (i) determination of the preferential dimensions of the eddies; (ii) measurement of the connection between heat transport via the air and that via the ceiling in a model to a scale of 1 to 5; (iii) calculation of the spatial temperature; (iv) measurement of the spatial temperature in a test room to a scale of 1:1; (v) investigation on a grate into the relation between stability and comfort; and (vi) measurement of spatial temperatures in the building concerned.