Air Volume to be Cooled in Buildings
Subject
Architectural Design
,Climatology
,Academic Year
2'nd Year
,Complexity Level
Beginner
,Content tags
Air Conditioning
,Cooling Load
,Space Cooling
,Activity Type
Discussion
,Activity duration
< 1 hour
,Objective:
To critique the idea of cooling the entire volume of building when the volume ‘used’ by persons is a small fraction.
Outcome:
Students will realize that cooling the entire volume and space is an inefficient way of cooling the building. Instead air vent nozzles can be used to cool certain points in buildings.
Requirements:
None
Prerequisites:
None
Procedure:
Step 1: Initiate the discussion around the following question with students:
- Have they ever felt over cooling in spaces like Airports, Malls, Commercial offices, etc.?
- Should we cool all the air volume and the space in a building when the volume ‘used’ by persons is a small fraction?
- What are the ways to cool specific points in a room?
Step 2: Students share their views post reflecting on the questions.
Step 3: List down the points after collective discussion
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