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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 172, 2020
12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2020)
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Article Number | 09002 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
Section | Ventilation performance | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017209002 | |
Published online | 30 June 2020 |
Acceptable air velocities using demand-controlled ventilation for individual cooling
1 SINTEF Community, Pb 124 Blindern, 0314 Oslo, Norway
2 OsloMet, P.O Box 4 St. Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway
* Corresponding author: kari.thunshelle@sintef.no
One of the main challenges in highly insulated buildings is the increasing share of energy demand for cooling. New solutions for low energy cooling are needed. Individual cooling by demand-controlled ventilation and use of ceiling mounted nozzles for cooling by higher air velocities could be an alternative. A laboratory study was designed to investigate thermal comfort and thermal sensation for elevated indoor room temperatures relevant to Norwegian summer climate; 24℃, 26℃ and 28℃ with a relative humidity set point of 40 %. Air flow was set to give air velocities of 0.25 m/s, 0.50 m/s and 0.75 m/s. 21 test persons were exposed to different air velocities in a cross-over study. Questionnaires on thermal comfort and thermal sensation were answered repeatedly. Jets from ceiling mounted supply air nozzles was shown to improve thermal comfort at 24 °C, 26 °C and 28 °C. In general, most test persons preferred low air velocity (0.25 m/s) at 24 °C, while high (0.5 m/s) or extra high (0.75 m/s) air velocities were preferred at 26 °C. At 28 °C, extra high or even higher air velocities were preferred.
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