Predicting single sided natural ventilation rates in buildings

Natural ventilation contributes significantly in reducing the cooling load of buildings and in increasing thermal comfort. Single sided natural ventilation configurations are very frequent especially in urban environments. Fifty-two single sided natural ventilation configurations have been studied experimentally and are compared with the predictions of six different network ventilation models. The heat and mass transfer characteristics of the studied cases are analysed and discussed. Finally, a new model to predict air flow rates in single sided natural ventilation configurations is proposed.