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Sample Calculation for Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilation System (SHEVS) -
1.1 Nomenclature
Ap = Area for replacement air on the perimeter
AV = Lightwell vent area
P0 = Atmospheric pressure
Pf,i = i th floor pressure
PT = Total pressure
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Calculation sheet
SHEVS
Q2, V2
Ql
Pf,2
PS,2
Q1, V1
P0
PF,
Qd, V0
PS,1
1,
= 6158 m2
Total volume
= 18474 m3
Ceiling height
Recommended ACH
Required floor rate
= 3m
= 8 1/hr
There are two lightwells. Therefore, considering each lightwell extracts equal flow rates
Flow rate from a lightwell
= 20.53 m3/s
Size
= 5.5 m x 6.2 m
. .
( .
. )
= 5.83
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Calculation sheet
SHEVS
Table: Leakage factors (from Table 3 - Effective Air Leakage Areas (Low-Rise Residential
Applications) of 1997 ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook (SI), Page 25.18 )
Window
type
W1
W2
Window area
Frame
Window area
Area
1.052
0.448
Frame
1.16
lm
unit
4.422 m
m2
11.618 m
m2
leakage
factor
Unit
0.000024 m2/lmc
0.00013
0.000024 m2/lmc
0.00013
m2
0.00011
0.0000583
0.00016
0.00028
0.00015
0.00043
0.00142
W2
W1
Leakage area of lightwell wall (leakage area ratio - from BS 5588 -4 -1998, p.52)
= (5.5 + 6.2) 2 4.9 0.693 1.518 6 6.2 3 0.11 10
Total leakage area per floor
= 0.00987
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Calculation sheet
SHEVS
Stroke
length
Window
frame
c
b
Window
cos
Therefore
= cos
+
2
cos
2
600
= 78.6
2 1518
= 0.4076
= 1.63
Pressure drop across the fire floor perimeter =25Pa (from ASHRAE Transactions, Vol 91, Part
2A, 1985, P. 642-656, IRC Paper No.1401, Tamura and Shaw 1973.)
=
,
0.83
,1
20.53
=
0.83 1.63
Let P0 = 0 Pa,
= 230.27
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Calculation sheet
SHEVS
PS, 1
= 0-25-230.27= -255.27Pa
=
= 20.53 34 = 0.60
Assuming pressure at 2nd floor level = -255.27 Pa, leakage air into the lightwell,
= 0.83
/ .
= 0.2993
Note: line loss at leakage flow level of 2nd floor and stack effect are not considered.
,1 +
,1
,1
,1
,2
,2
,2
Therefore
,2 +
2
+
2
+
2
= 0.011
,2
, again V2 and
,2
can be calculated.
Similarly, result of previous calculation is taken as the assumed value of the present
calculation (iteration method) until
,2
rest of the floors. These calculations are done in an Excel sheet and attached herewith.
Using the results of these calculations below parameters can be calculated.
Total flow rate
)+
+ +
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