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    @conference {2185,
    	title = {Study of Natural Ventilation for a Modular Fa{\c c}ade System in Wind Tunnel Tests},
    	journal = {EURO ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities},
    	volume = {volume 1},
    	year = {2015},
    	month = {2015-07-21 00:00:00},
    	pages = {355-362},
    	publisher = {Bragan{\c c}a, L., Yuba, A. \& Alvarez, C.},
    	address = {Guimar{\~a}es, Portugal - 21-23 July, 2015},
    	abstract = {

    Wind tunnel tests are a reliable tool to determine the effect of natural ventilation on
    buildings. This paper presents results of wind tunnel tests conducted to evaluate the influence
    of ventilation modules positioning on a fa{\c c}ade system. Modules positioning was modified,
    resulting in different fa{\c c}ade configurations. The tests were carried out with the use of a model,
    varying the position of the ventilation modules in the fa{\c c}ade configuration. The cases tested
    were six ventilation modules positioned below the window-sill (ventilated window-sill), and
    three ventilation modules positioned above and below the fa{\c c}ade. The fa{\c c}ade system proposed
    was movable and interchangeable so that the same basic model could be used to test the
    possibilities for ventilation. Wind speed measurements were taken inside and outside the model
    for the different fa{\c c}ades configurations to evaluate the best performance in relation to natural
    ventilation. Single-sided and Cross ventilation were considered for wind speed measurements.
    Results show the use of six ventilation modules positioned below the window-sill, forming a
    {\textquotedblleft}ventilated window-sill{\textquotedblright} is the best solution in terms of natural ventilation.

    }, keywords = {Modular fa{\c c}ade system., Natural ventilation, Ventilation modules, Wind tunnel tests}, isbn = {978-989-96543-8-9}, author = {Sacht, H. M. and Bragan{\c c}a, L. and Almeida, Manuela G. and Caram, R.} }

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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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