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A Study of Thermal, Air-flow and Humidity Conditions in an Indoor Swimming Pool  

강석윤 (한양대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
이태구 (한양대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
문종선 (한양대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
이재헌 (한양대학교 공과대학 기계공학부)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.15, no.8, 2003 , pp. 683-689 More about this Journal
Abstract
The thermal comfort of an indoor swimming pool is different from that of general indoor space because of the characteristics of large space and the wear conditions of swimmers. Dew condensation by humid air not only makes mold on the floor, wall and roof but also decreases the durability of buildings by penetrating into their structures. In this study, the characteristics of the flow field, the temperature field and the humidity distribution in an indoor swimming pool have been examined by the numerical method to estimate the level of thermal comfort and the generation rate of dew condensation. The results showed that the dew condensation regions were spread widely at the eastern parts of the swimming pool due to the insufficient air flow rate with low velocity and temperature. To prevent the generation of dew condensation in a region, a sufficient warm air flow rate should be supplied to make an air mixing. The values of PMV at horizontal plane of 1.5 m height have the range of -1.0∼1.2, which means the suitable level for swimmers.
Keywords
Swimming pool; Humidity; Dew condensation; Predicted mean vote;
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