When I asked the CFD consultants about natural ventilation they were reluctant to commit as CFD in carparks is reliant on a driver – that primarily being velocity of the ventilation and air mass transfer. Whereas natural ventilation is far more nuanced and complex as it will be influenced by...
Yes but
Engineering capability has advanced in leaps and bounds since 1979 - I am especially referring to CFD ventilation analysis. TBH I have not designed a (prescriptive) code compliant carpark ventilation system for over a decade. They have always been alternative engineered solutions...
Thanks for the reply 317069.....................
However our codes allow for engineered solutions as an alternative to prescriptive applications of the codes. Our design practices here routinely apply alternative solutions to HVAC design - as long as there is solid justification.
This is...
Hello from a first time poster from Australia
I am an HVAC design engineer currently working on a project where there are a number of large open deck carparks. Our definition of open deck is generally an above ground carpark that is substantially open on all sides. Our local ventilation...
