<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper reports on an optimization of design of air inlets in naturally ventilated double-skin transparent facades; the design aims at the proper functioning of these facades from the point of view of their aerodynamic and hydrodynamic behaviour. A comparison was made of five different variants of ventilation louvers used in air openings with different shapes, positions and overall geometry. The aerodynamic response of the louvers was determined by 2D simulations using ANSYS software. The hydrodynamic properties were investigated by conducting driven-rain measurements in a large rain chamber at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.</p></abstract>

This paper reports on an optimization of design of air inlets in naturally ventilated double-skin transparent facades; the design aims at the proper functioning of these facades from the point of view of their aerodynamic and hydrodynamic behaviour. A comparison was made of five different variants of ventilation louvers used in air openings with different shapes, positions and overall geometry. The aerodynamic response of the louvers was determined by 2D simulations using ANSYS software. The hydrodynamic properties were investigated by conducting driven-rain measurements in a large rain chamber at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.

Optimisation of Design of Air Inlets in Air Distribution Channels of a Double-Skin Transparent Façade

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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This paper reports on an optimization of design of air inlets in naturally ventilated double-skin transparent facades; the design aims at the proper...

Optimisation of Design of Air Inlets in Air Distribution Channels of a Double-Skin Transparent Façade

Published Online: Jan 13, 2018

Page range: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2017-0017

Keywords
Double-skin façade, Cavity, Ventilation louvers, Aerodynamic resistance, Wind-driven rain

© Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Optimisation of Design of Air Inlets in Air Distribution Channels of a Double-Skin Transparent Façade

Published Online: Jan 13, 2018

Page range: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2017-0017

KeywordsDouble-skin façade, Cavity, Ventilation louvers, Aerodynamic resistance, Wind-driven rain

© Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Double-skin façade, Cavity, Ventilation louvers, Aerodynamic resistance, Wind-driven rain