Numerical Investigation of a Friction Ventilator for Different Geometrical Setups

Conventional ventilation systems with heat recovery used for building aeration exhibit characteristic disadvantages arising from their operating principle such as noise generation from bladed ventilators or remarkable pressure losses generated by heat exchangers. A novel concept that combines ventil...

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Published in:Advanced engineering forum 2016-10, Vol.19, p.35-42
Main Authors: Praß, Julian, Becker, Stefan, Weber, Johannes, Franke, Jörg, Renz, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airflow
Ducts
Dynamical systems
Friction
Heat exchangers
Heat recovery
Ventilation
Ventilators
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Summary:Conventional ventilation systems with heat recovery used for building aeration exhibit characteristic disadvantages arising from their operating principle such as noise generation from bladed ventilators or remarkable pressure losses generated by heat exchangers. A novel concept that combines ventilators and heat exchanger in one compact friction ventilator that rotates in two separated ducts producing two opposed airflows and transferring thermal energy from the higher temperature airflow to the lower temperature level can overcome the mentioned shortcomings. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of a friction ventilator to operate as ventilation system with heat recovery computational fluid dynamics were used to analyze the resulting pressure jump and volume flow for different geometrical setups. An extensive grid dependency study for a defined operating point that represents the typical use has been carried out in order to improve the numerical results. Furthermore, the results were compared to experimental data whenever possible.
ISSN:2234-9898
2234-991X
2234-991X
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.19.35