Smoke control based on a solar-assisted natural ventilation system

Wenting Ding; Yoshikazu Minegishi; Yuji Hasemi; Tokiyoshi Yamada

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.01.002

Smoke control based on a solar-assisted natural ventilation system

Wenting Ding, Yoshikazu Minegishi, Yuji Hasemi, Tokiyoshi Yamada

School of Creative Science and Engineering

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Abstract

The possibility of using the same system for natural ventilation and smoke control is examined. As an example, a prototype building is proposed. The proposed prototype is an eight-storey building with a solar chimney on top of the atrium. Reduced scale model experiments and Computational fluid dynamics analysis are conducted. As a result, when the area ratio of outlet to inlet is greater than 2, air change rate of the utility space reaches over 2 times per hour and in an event of a fire breaking out in the atrium, the neutral pressure plane of the smoke layer stays inside the chimney. Smoke infiltration into adjacent spaces used for evacuation is prevented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	775-782
Number of pages	8
Journal	Building and Environment
Volume	39
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.01.002
Publication status	Published - 2004 Jul 1

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Keywords

CFD
Model experiment
Natural ventilation
Smoke control
Solar chimney

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Geography, Planning and Development
Building and Construction

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Ding, W., Minegishi, Y., Hasemi, Y., & Yamada, T. (2004). Smoke control based on a solar-assisted natural ventilation system. Building and Environment, 39(7), 775-782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.01.002

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