Experimental Study on Discharge Coefficients of Windward Window in Buildings with Wind-Driven Cross Ventilation

Abstract:

Focus on the prediction of flow rates in buildings under natural ventilation, the investigation conducted a series of model rooms with cross ventilation. The impact of window-wall ratios, windows configurations as well as corresponding flow rates was investigated. The object of this investigation is to analyze characteristics of windward window opening discharge coefficient by measuring static pressure difference and the flow rate through windows. The conclusion are as follows: For large openings, the discharge coefficient of windward window opening increases as the window-wall ratio grows up; With windward window-wall ratio of 44.4% and 11.1%, the discharge coefficient of windward openings is almost irrelevant to flow rate and less affected by leeward window area; However, with windward window-wall ratio of 2.78%, the discharge coefficient increases slightly as flow rate rises, and the larger the area of leeward opening is, the smaller the discharge coefficient of windward opening becomes.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1008-1009)
• Pages: 1061-1067
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1008-1009.1061
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Qiao Ning Wang*, Yan Ling Guan, Qi Hai Liao
• Keywords: Discharge Coefficient, Experimental Study, Wind-Driven Cross Ventilation, Window-Wall Ratio

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