Volume 11: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Changing the World: Part III

Research about the impact of parallel jet spacing on the performance of stratum ventilation for energy efficiency and thermal comfort Han Li, Zheng Fu, Chang Xi, Nana Li, Xiangfei Kong*

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the impact of the PJS on the performance of multi-jet stratum ventilation. A validated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was used to conduct the year-round multivariate analysis. A total of eight PJSs, four inlet locations and five climate zones were discussed synthetically. Air distribution performance index (ADPI), ventilation effectiveness (Et) and economic comfort coefficient were employed as the evaluation indicators to assess the thermal comfort and energy efficiency in various scenarios. Research results indicated that the PJS showed different influences on the indoor thermal comfort and energy utilization efficiency as a result of cooperative effect including energy dissipation, air short-circuit probability, air distribution uniformity and airflow path. Combining with building energy simulation method, the optimum PJSs of stratum ventilation with different air inlet positions in five climate zones were obtained, which can help provide a comfortable indoor thermal environment and improve energy efficiency in a low-cost way.

Keywords Multi-jet stratum ventilation, Parallel jet spacing, Jets flow interaction, Energy efficiency, Thermal comfort