Experimental study of interzonal natural convection through an aperture

S.B. Riffat and J.S. Kohal

Applied Energy, 1994, vol. 48, issue 4, 305-313

Abstract: The work was concerned with measuring natural convection through an aperture between two zones in an environmental chamber. Airflow rates between the two zones were measured using a tracer-gas decay technique, and the temperature at the centre of each zone was measured using thermocouples. Zone 1 was heated to various temperatures in the range 18-38°C using thermostatically controlled heaters. Zone 2 was unheated. A multipoint sampling unit was used to collect a tracer-gas sample from each zone. The concentration of SF6 tracer was measured using an infra-red gas analyzer. The heat and mass flow rates between the two zones were calculated from the tracer-gas concentrations and temperature differences. Results were compared with values predicted by existing algorithms for two-zone enclosures. The mass flow rate through the aperture was found to be a function of the temperature difference between the two zones.

Date: 1994
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