Sistem pendistribusian udara mempunyai tugas utama yaitu mengalirkan udara dingin dan bersih dalam jumlah yang tepat ke dalam ruangan yang dikondisikan. Salah satu alat dari sistem pendistribusian udara adalah difuser. Difuser yang banyak digunakan dalam sistem pengkondisian udara adalah jet swirling dan grille. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan sudut sudu difuser terhadap distribusi temperatur dan kecepatan udara dalam ruang yang dikondisikan. Metode pada penelitian ini adalah melakukan proses simulasi numerik dengan bantuan software Computational Fluid Dynamic Fluent Release 4.2 terhadap distribusi temperatur dan kecepatan udara keluar dari difuser jet swirling dan difuser grille dengan kecepatan keluar difuser diasumsikan sama. Sudut sudu pengarah dari kedua difuser ditetapkan 45o dan 60o dengan pemodelan turbulensi k-e standard. Hasil simulasi memperlihatkan bahwa untuk difuser jet swirling sudut sudu 45o, distribusi temperatur yang dihasilkan lebih rendah dan dan kecepatan udara lebih tinggi jika dibanding sudut sudu 60o. Untuk difuser grille terjadi sebaliknya dimana untuk sudut sudu 60o distribusi temperatur yang dihasilkan juga lebih lebih rendah dan kecepatan udara lebih lebih besar jika dibandingkan dengan sudut sudu 60o. Dari hasil simulasi dapat disimpulkan bahwa difuser jet swirling dengan sudut sudu 45o dapat menghasil distribusi temperatur lebih rendah dibanding dengan sudut sudu 60o. Untuk difuser grille sudut sudu 60o dapat menghasil distribusi temperatur lebih rendah dibanding dengan sudut sudu 45o
This experimental study aims to investigate and analyze the performance of a Water-Air Heat Exchanger that functions as passive cooling in a building ventilation system in the tropics. Before being blown into the room, the high-temperature outdoor air will be passively cooled by the lower-temperature water. Air driven by an Inline Duct Fan with a constant mass flow rate of 4.68 cubic meters per minute flows through a PVC hose as a heat exchanger inserted into a full water reservoir with a diameter of 100 cm and a height of 110 cm. A heat exchanger hose with a diameter of 6.35 cm and a length of 4130 cm is installed in a spiral-circular manner with a total of 16 coils with a diameter of 80 cm to increase the heat transfer effectiveness between water and air. The passive cooling effectiveness is analyzed by decreasing the air temperature between the inlet and outlet of the ventilator after passing through the heat exchanger. The temperature, humidity, and daylight measurement data were carried out for 36 consecutive hours using a multichannel data logger at several locations; ventilator inlet, ventilator outlet, water in the tub, and outside air. The measurement results show that the designed water-to-air heat exchanger provides a significant passive cooling effect and can reduce air temperature to 6.88 °C. By utilizing the passive cooling effect, the cooling energy gain obtained during the measurement period in the ventilation system of this building is 8.3 kWh. The methodology and results of this research are expected to make a positive contribution to the development of the concept of energy-efficient buildings by using passive cooling techniques
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