Open AccessNumerical Assessment of Seven Ventilation Systems for Social Residential Buildings based on Indoor Air Quality and Energy Consumption
Author(s) -
Guillaume Sérafin,
Marc Abadie,
Patrice Joubert
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012181
Subject(s) - bedroom , natural ventilation , indoor air quality , environmental science , ventilation (architecture) , energy recovery ventilation , apartment , occupancy , architectural engineering , pollutant , energy consumption , hvac , environmental engineering , engineering , air conditioning , civil engineering , ecology , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , biology
This work presents a modelling approach for evaluating ventilation systems for their ability to provide good indoor air quality in dwellings. Infiltration and ventilation rates are defined by the conventional French 3CL-DPE standard. The case study is a two-bedroom apartment with a shared or separate kitchen and living room. Three natural ventilation options and four mechanical ventilation systems are compared with respect to exposure to PM2.5, NO2 and formaldehyde. Pollutant concentration levels are assessed in each room based on a scenario of daily occupancy, average annual outdoor concentrations and internal sources. The daily exposure of the occupants to the targeted substances allows the comparison of ventilation systems on the basis of the ULR-QAI index developed at LaSIE laboratory from La Rochelle University. For this case study, it results that controlled mechanical systems are much more efficient than natural ventilation systems, especially in the case of an open-plan kitchen.