A Study and Analysis of the Effect of Natural Ventilation on Housing in Humid Climate

Traditionally, Natural ventilation has been a strategy for achieving thermal comfort. Today it is used to lower energy needs by substituting for mechanical ventilation. Airflow patterns for natural ventilation usage depend on the climate, site location and geophysical characteristics. This master’s...

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Main Author:	Sahoo, Kiriti
Other Authors:	Chalfoun, Nader
Language:	en
Published:	The University of Arizona. 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/190193

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spelling	ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-1901932015-10-23T04:35:56Z A Study and Analysis of the Effect of Natural Ventilation on Housing in Humid Climate Sahoo, Kiriti Chalfoun, Nader Medlin, Larry Brittain, Rocky Traditionally, Natural ventilation has been a strategy for achieving thermal comfort. Today it is used to lower energy needs by substituting for mechanical ventilation. Airflow patterns for natural ventilation usage depend on the climate, site location and geophysical characteristics. This master’s report investigates compares and analyzes airflow in a residence in a humid climate in India. The author utilized graphical and hand calculation methods to simulate the airflow pattern and the natural ventilation contribution to minimizing heating and cooling demands. The research demonstrated that natural ventilations strategies saved 32.95 % of the cooling load while through optimization methods the overall savings was 50.53 % 2008 text Electronic Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10150/190193 en Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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description	Traditionally, Natural ventilation has been a strategy for achieving thermal comfort. Today it is used to lower energy needs by substituting for mechanical ventilation. Airflow patterns for natural ventilation usage depend on the climate, site location and geophysical characteristics. This master’s report investigates compares and analyzes airflow in a residence in a humid climate in India. The author utilized graphical and hand calculation methods to simulate the airflow pattern and the natural ventilation contribution to minimizing heating and cooling demands. The research demonstrated that natural ventilations strategies saved 32.95 % of the cooling load while through optimization methods the overall savings was 50.53 %
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title	A Study and Analysis of the Effect of Natural Ventilation on Housing in Humid Climate
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A Study and Analysis of the Effect of Natural Ventilation on Housing in Humid Climate

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