Evaluation of Shelter Ventilation by Model Tests. Option 2

Abstract

Wind tunnel tests were carried out using models of fallout shelters to determine correlations between shelter ventilation rate, area and distribution of wall openings, wind speed and its direction relative to the orientation of the shelter. Models of bermed shelters with five different opening configurations were used. A simple correlation was formulated between the shelter ventilation rate, the total area of windward openings, the ratio of leeward to windward opening areas and the velocity of the approach wind. Results were compared with those projected from available correlations for general type buildings. Originator provided keywords include: Flow visualization and Relative wind angle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146845

Entities

People

  • C. K. Krishnakumar
  • C. K. Schafer
  • R. H. Henninger
  • S. F. Fields

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Aluminum
  • Cameras
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Leading Edges
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Scale Models
  • Test Methods
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.