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http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2012.24.1.061

The Improvement of The Exterior Air Flow Environment in The Inner Curved Area of Tower Type Apartment  

Chang, Hyun-Jae (School of Architectural Engineering, Hongik University)
Kim, Hyung-Jin (Graduate School, Hongik University)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.24, no.1, 2012 , pp. 61-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, tower type apartment has been a main stream at the apartment market, in Korea. Tower type apartment has features that is easy to maintain a proper distance between apartment buildings, and to keep a prospect comparing to flat type apartment However, there is usually a inner curved area at tower type apartment, and it is able to make an unhealthy environment because of shaded area through a day and a bad air flow. In this study, the duration of sunshine and the exterior air flow environments are examined. As results, the duration of sunshine at the inner curved area of tower type apartment was extremely short, and the exterior air flow environment was very bad for the low air velocity of about 0.08m/s. Installing pilotis in the 1st floor which faces to the inner curved area makes the good improvement of exterior air flow environment.
Keywords
Tower type apartment; Exterior air flow environment; CFD;
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