TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sam, Manna Elizabeth (PBE22430)
AU  - Damle, Rashmin (Guide)
TI  - Development of an apparatus for visualizing natural ventilation airflow due to wind and buoyancy (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MBEP TH-0110  
PY  - 2024///
N1  - TABLE OF CONTENTS 
ABSTRACT   iii 
UNDERTAKING  vii 
CERTIFICATE   ix 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS   xi 
ABBREVIATIONS   xii  
TABLE OF CONTENTS   xiv 
LIST OF FIGURES   xvi 
LIST OF TABLES   xviii 
CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION   1 
1.1 Background   1 
1.2 Significance   2 
1.3 Aim   3 
1.4 Research Questions   3 
1.5 Objectives and limitations   3 
1.6 Scope and Limitations   3 
CHAPTER-2: LITERATURE REVIEW   4 
2.1 Available methods   5 
2.1.1 Choosing Between Water-table and Wind Tunnel:   8 
2.2 Different airflow and distribution patterns and ventilation systems   10 
2.2.1 Airflow principles in consideration   10 
2.2.2 Existing apparatus and studies using different mediums of flow   10 
2.2.3 Sizing the apparatus   11 
2.2.4 Selecting the object of study   13 
2.2.5 Selecting the medium of visualization   13 
2.2.6 Selecting the mode of visualization   14 
2.3 Methodology   14 
CHAPTER-3: METHODOLOGY   15 
3.1 Building typology under consideration for study   15 
3.2 Prototype development and pilot experiment   16 
3.2.1 Sizing and Scaling of the prototype apparatus   16 
3.2.2 Selection of the material   
3.2.3 Pilot experiment: Evolution of design   19 
Limitations:   22 
3.3 Final design of the apparatus   22 
3.3.1 Experiments with different geometries   24 
3.3.2 How to conduct the test   25 
CHAPTER-4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION   27 
4.1 Single sided ventilation flow pattern (SS)   27 
4.2 Adjacent side ventilation flow pattern (AS)   28 
4.3 Cross flow ventilation pattern   29 
4.4 Parametric Study   30 
4.5 CFD Simulation for basic three geometries   31 
CHAPTER-5: CONCLUSION  32 
5.1 Way Forward   32 
APPENDIX A   33 
References  35

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