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Article: A CFD study of Hong Kong refuge floor design: floor height effect

TitleA CFD study of Hong Kong refuge floor design: floor height effect
Authors
KeywordsRefuge floor design
Wind-induced natural ventilation
High-rise building safety
Issue Date2010
PublisherHong Kong Polytechnic University. The Journal's web site is located at http://jeacfm.cse.polyu.edu.hk/
Citation
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2010, v. 4 n. 3, p. 425-433 How to Cite?
AbstractSince 1996, the provision of a refuge floor has been a mandatory feature for all new tall buildings in Hong Kong. These floors are designed to provide for the building occupants a fire safe environment that is also free from smoke. However, the desired cross ventilation on these floors to achieve the removal of smoke, assumed by the Building Codes of Hong Kong, is still being questioned so that a further scientific study of the wind-induced ventilation of a refuge floor is needed. This paper presents an investigation into this issue. The developed computational technique used in this paper was adopted to study the wind-induced natural ventilation on a refuge floor. The aim of the investigation was to establish whether a refuge floor with a central core and having cross ventilation produced by only two open opposite external side walls on the refuge floor would provide the required protection in all situations taking into account behaviour of wind due to different floor heights, wall boundary conditions and turbulence intensity profiles. The results revealed that natural ventilation can be increased by increasing the floor height provided the wind angle to the building is less than 90°. The effectiveness of the solution was greatly reduced when the wind was blowing at 90° to the refuge floor opening.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/137244
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dc.contributor.authorCheng, CCKen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeung, AYTen_US
dc.contributor.authorLam, KMen_US
dc.contributor.authorDemirbilek, FNen_US
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Bjen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-26T14:21:43Z-
dc.date.available2011-08-26T14:21:43Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.citationEngineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2010, v. 4 n. 3, p. 425-433en_US
dc.identifier.issn1994-2060-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/137244-
dc.description.abstractSince 1996, the provision of a refuge floor has been a mandatory feature for all new tall buildings in Hong Kong. These floors are designed to provide for the building occupants a fire safe environment that is also free from smoke. However, the desired cross ventilation on these floors to achieve the removal of smoke, assumed by the Building Codes of Hong Kong, is still being questioned so that a further scientific study of the wind-induced ventilation of a refuge floor is needed. This paper presents an investigation into this issue. The developed computational technique used in this paper was adopted to study the wind-induced natural ventilation on a refuge floor. The aim of the investigation was to establish whether a refuge floor with a central core and having cross ventilation produced by only two open opposite external side walls on the refuge floor would provide the required protection in all situations taking into account behaviour of wind due to different floor heights, wall boundary conditions and turbulence intensity profiles. The results revealed that natural ventilation can be increased by increasing the floor height provided the wind angle to the building is less than 90°. The effectiveness of the solution was greatly reduced when the wind was blowing at 90° to the refuge floor opening.-
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University. The Journal's web site is located at http://jeacfm.cse.polyu.edu.hk/-
dc.relation.ispartofEngineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanicsen_US
dc.subjectRefuge floor design-
dc.subjectWind-induced natural ventilation-
dc.subjectHigh-rise building safety-
dc.titleA CFD study of Hong Kong refuge floor design: floor height effecten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailLam, KM: kmlam@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityLam, KM=rp00134en_US
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dc.identifier.hkuros190697en_US
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.spage425en_US
dc.identifier.epage433en_US
dc.publisher.placeHong Kong-
dc.identifier.issnl1994-2060-

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