Journal
INDOOR AIR
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 21-35Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12120
Keywords
Convective boundary layer; Thermal manikin; Particle image velocimetry; Pseudocolor visualization; Ventilation flow; Airflow interaction
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This study investigates the interaction between the human convective boundary layer (CBL) and uniform airflow with different velocity and from different directions. Human body is resembled by a thermal manikin with complex body shape and surface temperature distribution as the skin temperature of an average person. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) and pseudocolor visualization (PCV) are applied to identify the flow around the manikin's body. The findings show that the direction and magnitude of the surrounding airflows considerably influence the airflow distribution around the human body. Downward flow with velocity of 0.175m/s does not influence the convective flow in the breathing zone, while flow at 0.30m/s collides with the CBL at the nose level reducing the peak velocity from 0.185 to 0.10m/s. Transverse horizontal flow disturbs the CBL at the breathing zone even at 0.175m/s. A sitting manikin exposed to airflow from below with velocity of 0.30 and 0.425m/s assisting the CBL reduces the peak velocity in the breathing zone and changes the flow pattern around the body, compared to the assisting flow of 0.175m/s or quiescent conditions. In this case, the airflow interaction is strongly affected by the presence of the chair.
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