The 18th AIVC Conference, Ventilation and Cooling, was held in Athens, Greece, 23-24 September 1997.
Contains 70 papers
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Within the EU project NATVENT, which deals with the application of natural ventilation in office type buildings, one of the items to be studied was…
A method for estimating the reliability of mechanical ventilation systems in dwellings hasbeen developed. The analysis is based on component level…
This study reports on the introduction of air infiltration and mechanical ventilationin a model for energy consumption estimation. The model applies to air…
In the framework of the Flemish Impulse Programme on Energy Technology (VLIET), the project called SENVIVV is running from January 1995 till September 1997…
In the present paper a model for steady-state thermal analysis of ventilated and unventilated light rook is proposed. The aim of the work is tostudy the…
This paper identifies the significance of pollution at five sites amongst the worst on the British mainland hence indicative of other polluted areas within…
In this paper the energy impact of natural cross ventilation is examined conducting a set of crossventilation experiments in a well insulated apartment of a…
A passive tracer gas technique - the homogenous emission technique was utilised formeasuring the air distribution in a part of an office building with…
Testing was performed in 9 restaurants to identify uncontrolled air flows and pressureimbalances, building and duct system airtightness, building air…
Evaporative cooling is an interesting alternative to conventional compressor refigerationsystems for air-conditioning. However, the use of evaporative…
There are certain conditions which are of interest when designing for natural ventilation ofcommercial buildings. These are:- summer cooling- indoor air…
This research is part of project NATVENT (TM), a concerted action of nine institutions ofseven European countries under the Joule-3 program. It aims to open…
The aim of the study was to investigate the operation of different types of ventilation in placesconstructed underground and ground level; the effect of…
A difficulty when designing natural ventilation in office buildings is the lack of simple designtools.In order to be able to predict natural ventilation air…
This paper will present a general approach that may be used to solve natural ventilation designproblems typically addressed at the preliminary design stage…
The performances of self regulating natural ventilation devices (devices of which the openingsection varies as function of the pressure difference across…
The year-round climate of Taiwan is warm and humid. Apart from the hottest months in summer, there are four months suitable for nocturnal ventilation to…
The work discussed here concerns the conditions of comfort obtained in a room cooled by a fan coil in relation to the form of air flow obtained. It is based…
We examine conditions under which the natural forces of wind and buoyancy may beharnessed in order to provide ventilation for cooling. Steady-state,…
This paper deals with the interzonal air movement in a building, throughhorizontal openings, under natural convective conditions. These airflow phenomena…