Wind-Induced Ventilation Based on the Separated Flow Region

Abstract

An experimental investigation was conducted to study the potential use of the pressure reduction within the separated flow region followed by the wake at the leeward direction of a solid surface in natural ventilation of buildings. Air flow with mean velocity up to 7 m/s was directed onto a solid surface (circular plate and a semi-spherical surface) behind which the top end of a vertical vent pipe had been placed. Pressure reduction at the exit section of the pipe, which was well inside the separated flow region, induced an air flow within the pipe. This air flow rate from the stagnant surroundings into the wake region was measured under different geometrical configurations and for various wind velocities. The study revealed that the pressure reduction within the separated flow region would be applicable for natural ventilation of different spaces at least as an auxiliary system. The spaces include; sanitary places, crop protection stocks, industrial workshops and other spaces where no regular ventilation is required.