Air Exchange

 HL BS
It is possible to indicate air flows in the rooms in the most detailed case. In Vabi Elements these are modelled as air flows through building parts (optionally also through exterior parts, i.e. to outside). The natural or mechanical supply or exhaust of the room is modified to account for every building part which delivers additional air exchange (supply and/or exhaust to/from an adjacent room).  If a room contains both supply and exhaust through building parts, these flows are not settled first.

Supply/ exhaust

Supply

Exhaust

Remark

Outside

TV - SAE

0

Calculated to correct the balance.

Mechanical

0

TV - EAE

Calculated to correct the balance.

Air Exchange

SAE

EAE

Specified in building parts, and summed

Total ventilation

TV

TV

Specified in ventilation template

Table19: Example of level space for mechanical ventilation and natural supply
(TV = total ventilation; SAE = supply air exchange; EAE = exhaust air exchange)

The temperature of the exchanged air follows from other data:

      With outside: the climate data at ambient level are used;

      With an adjacent room: the design temperatures (for heat loss and cooling load) of the other room, or the realised temperature (for building simulation) of the other room are used;

      With ground the ground data at building level is used (unless overridden on building part level);

      In other conditions: the conditions as specified on building part level are used.