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PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOWS AROUND DOORS.

Author(s) : HOWARTH A. T., TAYLOR-FIRTH A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A MAJOR OCCUPANCY-CONTROLLED PARAMETER AFFECTING INTER-ZONAL AIR MOVEMENTS IS THE INTERNAL DOOR. PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOWS AROUND AN INTERNAL DOOR IN CLOSED AND PARTLY OPEN POSITIONS ARE MEASURED. FOR CLOSED DOORS, THE STRONG INFLUENCE OF UNDER-DOOR CLEARANCE IS OBSERVED, AND THE CRACK FLOW REGIME IS DOM EVEN FOR SMALL OPENINGS OF DOORS, THE TRANSITION TO ORIFICE FLOW IS OBSERVED, GIVING A DISCHARGE COEFFICIENT OF AROUND 0.6.

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  • Original title: PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOWS AROUND DOORS.
  • Record ID : 1992-0723
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. Serv. Eng. Res. Technol. - vol. 12 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1991
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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