| Potential assessment of an innovative hybrid ventilator for building ventilation Tzyy-hwang Shieh, Pei-Chi Chang, Che-ming Chiang, Chi-ming Lai*
The Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, vol. 24, no. 11, pp.2341-2345, 2010
Abstract : In this study, an innovative rooftop turbine ventilator powered by a hybrid of wind and photovoltaic energy, “Hybrid Ventilator” for
short, was developed. The performance differences between Hybrid Ventilators and conventional ventilators were assessed through a
series of experiments. Then, CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations were applied to survey the building ventilation efficiency
of this Hybrid Ventilator. The results show that, considering the ventilation quantity (rate), a Hybrid Ventilator provides approximately 4
times the exhaust capacity of a conventional ventilator. All of the investigated space configurations that were examined via CFD simulations
exhibited similar indoor airflow patterns and air velocity distributions (ventilation quality).
Keyword :
Ventilator; Ventilation; Renewable energy; CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
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