<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In basement acting humidity can be removed using ventilated flooring created from special fittings. Particular attention should be paid to the design layout of inlet and outlet of openings. The aim of the correct proposal is the even distribution of air flow over the whole surface of the cavity. To achieve this state and to objective evaluate the air flow in the gaps, which are made up of shaped objects, the work uses CFD simulations. Based on computational simulations, structural designs of underfloor air cavities created using special fittings are designed. As results are the proposals for the layout of air vents for historic buildings for realization in Kosice.</p></abstract>

In basement acting humidity can be removed using ventilated flooring created from special fittings. Particular attention should be paid to the design layout of inlet and outlet of openings. The aim of the correct proposal is the even distribution of air flow over the whole surface of the cavity. To achieve this state and to objective evaluate the air flow in the gaps, which are made up of shaped objects, the work uses CFD simulations. Based on computational simulations, structural designs of underfloor air cavities created using special fittings are designed. As results are the proposals for the layout of air vents for historic buildings for realization in Kosice.

CFD Proposals for the Layout of Air Vents for Realization of Underfloor Air Cavity Created from Special Fittings

Technical University of Košice Civil Engineering Faculty, Institute of Architectural Engineering

Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering

In basement acting humidity can be removed using ventilated flooring created from special fittings. Particular attention should be paid to the design layout of...

CFD Proposals for the Layout of Air Vents for Realization of Underfloor Air Cavity Created from Special Fittings

Published Online: Nov 09, 2013

Page range: 51 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sspjce-2013-0018

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