Abstract

Computational fluid dynamic CFD was used for simulating air flow, indoor air distribution and contamination concentration. Gases pollution and thermal discomfort affected occupational health and productivity of work place. The main objectives of this study are to investigate the impact of air change rate in CO2 concentration and to estimate the profile of CO2 concentration in the offices building. The thermal comfort and gases contamination are investigated by numerical analysis CFD which was validated by experiment. Thus the air temperature, air velocity and CO2 concentration were measured at several points in the chamber with four occupants. Comparing between experimental and numerical results showed good agreement. In addition, the CO2 concentration around human recorded high, compared to the other area. Moreover, the thermal comfort in this study is within the ASHRAE standard 55-2004.

Details

Title
Experimental and CFD modelling for thermal comfort and CO2 concentration in office building
Author
Kabrein, H 1 ; Hariri, A 1 ; Leman, A M 2 ; Yusof, M Z M 1 ; Afandi, A 1 

 Industrial and Indoor Environment Research Group (IIERG), Centre for Energy and Industrial Environment Studies (CEIES), Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia 
 Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Sep 2017
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2564440405
Copyright
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