Air movement, comfort and ventilation in workstations

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5244837

Bauman, F S; Arens, E A; Johnston, L P; Zhang, H ^[1]; Fisk, W J; McNeel, P J; Pih, D ^[2]

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1. California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). Center for Environmental Design Research
2. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)

This report presents findings from a research project to investigate the effects of office partition design on air movement, worker comfort, and ventilation in workstations. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the comfort and ventilation conditions produced by a conventional ceiling supply-and-return air distribution system in workstations separated by (1) solid partitions of different height (75 in. (1.9 m), 65 in. (1.65 m), 42 in. (1.1 m), and 0 in. (partitions removed)), and (2) prototype Steelcase airflow'' partitions, containing a gap positioned at the bottom of the partition. The project consisted primarily of experiments performed in a full-scale Controlled Environment Chamber (CEC) located in the Building Science Laboratory, Department of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley. 25 refs., 28 figs., 9 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5244837
• Report Number(s): LBL-30574; ON: DE92000667
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320107* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Systems-- (1987-)
AIR FLOW
AIR POLLUTION
BUILDINGS
DATA ACQUISITION
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEATING LOAD
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OFFICE BUILDINGS
POLLUTION
STANDARDS
TESTING
THERMAL COMFORT
VENTILATION
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
WORKING CONDITIONS