TY - GEN
T1 - Impact of heat transfer on contaminant dispersion in a public building
AU - Haupt, Sue Ellen
AU - Kunz, Robert F.
AU - Peltier, L. Joel
AU - Dreyer, James J.
AU - Gibeling, Howard J.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models are effective at predicting dispersion of contaminants in or near a building. It is well known that thermal effects impact the flow around and within structures. This study assesses the importance of time of day, building materials, sky cover, etc. on the local thermal heating of a building. All these features affect the buoyancy, and thus, the resulting flow and dispersion about and inside a building. This study examines that impact through including full thermal coupling with flow calculations for an environmentally friendly building, including thermal radiation, conduction, and convection effects with a CFD model for both the interior and exterior of a building. The emphasis here is on simulating the impact of heating on contaminant dispersion.
AB - Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models are effective at predicting dispersion of contaminants in or near a building. It is well known that thermal effects impact the flow around and within structures. This study assesses the importance of time of day, building materials, sky cover, etc. on the local thermal heating of a building. All these features affect the buoyancy, and thus, the resulting flow and dispersion about and inside a building. This study examines that impact through including full thermal coupling with flow calculations for an environmentally friendly building, including thermal radiation, conduction, and convection effects with a CFD model for both the interior and exterior of a building. The emphasis here is on simulating the impact of heating on contaminant dispersion.
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U2 - 10.1115/fedsm2006-98484
DO - 10.1115/fedsm2006-98484
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33846958094
SN - 0791847500
SN - 9780791847503
T3 - Proceedings of ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 2006, FEDSM2006
SP - 189
EP - 194
BT - Proceedings of ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 2006, FEDSM2006
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - 2006 ASME Joint U.S.- European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2006
Y2 - 17 July 2006 through 20 July 2006
ER -