Comparing thermal comfort and air quality performance of two active chilled beam systems in an open-plan office

Cehlin, Mathias; Karimipanah, Taghi; Larsson, Ulf; Ameen, Arman

doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2018.11.013

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“…The final estimated uncertainty of measured values of ACE was around 7% which was based on the negligible air leakage and the measuring accuracy of the equipment. This result is close to those reported by some other laboratory studies [42][43][44][45].…”

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Experimental Investigation of the Ventilation Performance of Different Air Distribution Systems in an Office Environment—Cooling Mode

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The performance of a newly designed corner impinging jet air distribution method with an equilateral triangle cross section was evaluated experimentally and compared to that of two more traditional methods (mixing and displacement ventilation). At nine evenly chosen positions with four standard vertical points, air velocity, turbulence intensity, temperature, and tracer gas decay measurements were conducted for all systems. The results show that the new method behaves as a displacement ventilation system, with high air change effectiveness and stratified flow pattern and temperature field. Both local air change effectiveness and air exchange effectiveness of the corner impinging jet showed high quality and promising results, which is a good indicator of ventilation effectiveness. The results also indicate that there is a possibility to slightly lower the airflow rates for the new air distribution system, while still meeting the requirements for thermal comfort and indoor air quality, thereby reducing fan energy usage. The draught rate was also lower for corner impinging jet compared to the other tested air distribution methods. The findings of this research show that the corner impinging jet method can be used for office ventilation.Energies 2019, 12, 1354 2 of 15 the average IAQ in the occupied zone, and the results showed that there was a 35-50% improvement in the breathing zone due to the buoyancy effect around the mannequin body [4]. In a more recent publication, four different ventilation systems were compared in terms of ventilation efficiency, thermal comfort and energy-saving potential by using numerical simulations. The four systems compared were DV, mixing ventilation (MV), wall confluent jets ventilation (WCJ), and impinging jet ventilation (IJV). The comparison was done for an office environment. The results showed that DV was better than the other air delivery systems in all areas except when evaluating the vertical temperature gradient between ankle and neck levels for a standing person [5]. Other research groups have also concluded that DV is more suitable for cooling by exhibiting higher ventilation and energy effectiveness. It also creates a temperature stratification which facilitates the concentration of pollutants in the lower strata of the occupied space [6][7][8].Another type of air distribution system is IJV, which has been the subject of much research [9-13]. However, very few studies have examined multiple inlet devices based on IJV. In an early study, Karimipanah and Awbi [14] compared IJV to wall displacement ventilation in a laboratory classroom. They tested several key parameters such as ventilation efficiency, local mean age of air, and other characteristic parameters both experimentally and by numerical simulations. One of the conclusions of their research was that the IJV system showed a slight improvement in mean age of air and velocity distributions due to a better balance between buoyancy and momentum forces. Similarly, Koufi et al. [15] also reached the conclusion that IJV ha...

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“…Another way to calculate AEE is to make measurements at the exhaust location. These indices have been utilized by many researchers for evaluating indoor environments using different tracer gas techniques [21,22,[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44].…”

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Experimental Investigation of the Ventilation Performance of Different Air Distribution Systems in an Office Environment—Cooling Mode

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“…The final estimated uncertainty of measured values of ACE was around 7% which was based on the negligible air leakage and the measuring accuracy of the equipment. Other laboratory studies [22,23,33,34] have shown similar results in estimated uncertainty for tracer gas measurements.…”

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Experimental Evaluation of the Ventilation Effectiveness of Corner Stratum Ventilation in an Office Environment

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An experimental study was conducted in a room resembling an office in a laboratory environment. The study involved investigating the ability of corner-placed stratum ventilation in order to evaluate the ventilation's effectiveness and local thermal comfort. At fixed positions, the air temperature, air velocity, turbulence intensity, and tracer gas decay measurements were carried out. The results show that corner-placed stratum ventilation behaves very similar to a mixing ventilation system when considering air change effectiveness. The performance of the system was better at lower supply air flow rates for heat removal effectiveness. For the heating cases, the draught rates were all very low, with the maximum measured value of 12%. However, for the cooling cases, the maximum draught rate was 20% and occurred at ankle level in the middle of the room.SV was proposed by Lin as a response to the requirements of some governments in East Asia for operating indoor spaces at elevated temperatures in order to conserve energy [9][10][11]. The new recommended indoor air temperatures have been set to (26-28 • C) in the Republic of Korea, (26 • C) in Chinese mainland, (25.5 • C) Hong Kong, (27 • C) Taiwan and (28 • C) in Japan for summers [12]. Since conventional ventilation systems are incapable of efficiently providing thermal neutrality in warm conditions, SV was devised to serve that purpose. The ventilation system is aimed at coping with higher room temperature and air movement and has been found suitable for cooling small to medium rooms [13]. Lin et al. [10] stated that with a properly designed supply air velocity and volume, location of diffusers and exhausts, SV has potential to maintain better thermal comfort with a smaller vertical temperature difference, lower energy use and better indoor air quality (IAQ) in the breathing zone. In addition, a comparison of the mean air temperatures in the occupied zone confirmed that SV offered the highest cooling efficiency, followed by DV, and in last place, mixing ventilation (MV) [14].SV draws on the strength of personalized ventilation systems. Personalized or task ventilation systems have been ranked as the most energy efficient and provide the best air quality in the breathing zone. However, such systems are inadequate because only limited ductwork can be installed in the occupied zone to avoid obstructions. Besides the limited ductwork, task ventilation systems cannot adequately cater for the mobile occupants within the occupied zone. SV supplies fresh air directly into the occupied zone in order to overcome the shortcomings of the task ventilation system while retaining the benefits of better indoor air quality and energy performance [15]. For example, owing to its low nonlinearity and fast response, the SV system can be used to offer differentiated air velocity, temperature and predicted mean vote (PMV) distributions to cater for individual occupant preferences in shared spaces [16,17].The underlying operation principle of the SV system is the supply of fresher air dire...

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“…The performance of these systems is extensively analyzed in various recent studies. Most of the research is based on either computer simulations, mainly computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies or studies conducted in controlled laboratory environments [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]. The research in real office settings is mainly focused on buildings located in warm and hot climate countries, dominated by cooling need [48][49][50][51].…”

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A Comparative Study on Cooling Period Thermal Comfort Assessment in Modern Open Office Landscape in Estonia

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Local thermal comfort and draught rate has been studied widely. There has been more meaningful research performed in controlled boundary condition situations than in actual work environments involving occupants. Thermal comfort conditions in office buildings in Estonia have been barely investigated in the past. In this paper, the results of thermal comfort and draught rate assessment in five office buildings in Tallinn are presented and discussed. Studied office landscapes vary in heating, ventilation and cooling system parameters, room units, and elements. All sample buildings were less than six years old, equipped with dedicated outdoor air ventilation system and room conditioning units. The on-site measurements consisted of thermal comfort and draught rate assessment with indoor climate questionnaire. The purpose of the survey is to assess the correspondence between heating, ventilation and cooling system design, and the actual situation. Results show, whether and in what extent the standard-based criteria for thermal comfort is suitable for actual usage of the occupants. Preferring one room conditioning unit type or system may not guarantee better thermal environment without draught. Although some heating, ventilation and cooling systems observed in this study should create the prerequisites for ensuring more comfort, results show that this is not the case for all buildings in this study.

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Comparing thermal comfort and air quality performance of two active chilled beam systems in an open-plan office

Cited by 34 publications

References 24 publications

Experimental Investigation of the Ventilation Performance of Different Air Distribution Systems in an Office Environment—Cooling Mode

Experimental Investigation of the Ventilation Performance of Different Air Distribution Systems in an Office Environment—Cooling Mode

Experimental Evaluation of the Ventilation Effectiveness of Corner Stratum Ventilation in an Office Environment

A Comparative Study on Cooling Period Thermal Comfort Assessment in Modern Open Office Landscape in Estonia

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