Field and Wind Tunnel Testing on Natural Ventilation Cooling Effects on Three Navy Buildings.

Abstract

Natural ventilation can reduce cooling loads and increase human comfort in buildings in hot, humid climates. Airflow rates are determined by wind pressure on the faces of buildings and the size of open areas. Wind pressures are calculated from the windspeed and the pressure coefficient. This report presents measurements of pressure coefficients of three buildings located at the Marine Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, and of wind tunnel model tests, and comparisons of the field tests, model tests, and existing data. This report establishes the validity of the NCEL computer model as an engineering tool to predict comfort levels within a building cooled by natural ventilation, and initiates a database of wind pressure coefficients for a variety of building forms. Keywords: Scale models; Humid climates; Field measurements; Comfort levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA154909

Entities

People

  • S. K. Ashley

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Dew Point
  • Engineers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Static Pressure
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.