Investigation of Ventilation Performance to Improve the Indoor Air Quality of Institutional Kitchens

Autor: Jesna Mathew, Gnanasambandam Subbaiyan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Daylighting, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 39-54 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2383-8701
DOI: 10.15627/jd.2024.3
Popis: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a significant health determinant in the building environment. Ventilation plays a significant role in providing comfortable working conditions and securing contaminant removal from indoor spaces. The heat and effluents generated by cooking activity need to be exhausted from the kitchen space to control the IAQ and provide thermal comfort. The study investigates the ventilation performance concerning IAQ of five institutional kitchens in an educational campus. This study evaluates the influence of building parameters on ventilation performance and IAQ using experimental research and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The empirical part includes field measurement of indoor airflow and IAQ indicators (particulate matter, CO2, temperature, and RH). The Integrated Environmental Solutions Virtual Environment (IESVE) software performs the CFD analysis. The 'Local Mean Age of air' (LMA) is used as a parameter to analyze IAQ. The findings reveal that the LMA reduces with increased cross-ventilation at the operational level and the presence of local exhaust ventilation, such as chimneys. Moreover, a higher slenderness ratio, lower aspect ratio, and lower building volume reduce the age of air.
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