
In simplified methods to calculate heating (or cooling) demand of buildings,
ventilation heat loss,
V
, is often calculated by (CEN, 1999, 2007):
V
¼
_
mmðh
x
h
o
Þð1
G
Þð5:15Þ
where:
_
mm is the mass flow rate of outdoor air in kg/s,
h
x
is the specific enthalpy of extract air, which is considered as representative
of the average indoor air,
h
o
is the specific enthalpy of outdoor air,
G
is the global efficiency of the heat recovery system.
This global efficiency,
G
, is the efficie ncy of the whole system, including of the
ventilated building and its ventilation equipment. It should not be confused
with the nominal efficiency of the heat recovery unit itself, "
HR
. This efficiency,
defined in ‘Heat exchange efficiency’, above, is measured at the factory with
balanced intake and exhaust airflow rates (
_
mm
re
¼
_
mm
rs
) and is:
"
HR
¼
h
rs
h
i
h
x
h
o
¼
h
x
h
re
h
x
h
o
ffi
x
re
x
o
ð5:16Þ
where the signification of subscripts can be seen in Figure 5.8, and h are specific
enthalpies of the air in J/kg. As a first app roximation, only sensible heat is
considered, and the temperatures at the same locations can be used. As
shown below, this replacement leads to optimistic results when the air handling
unit has parasitic recirculation or when the building has infiltration or exfiltra-
tion.
Global heat recovery efficiency
Without heat recovery, the heat loss of the building,
L
, resulting from these
airflow rates is the sum of extr act heat flow and exfiltration heat loss, or the
heat necessary to bring outdoor air to indoor climate conditions:
L
¼ð
_
mm
x
þ
_
mm
exf
Þðh
x
h
o
Þ¼ð
_
mm
s
þ
_
mm
inf
Þðh
x
h
o
Þð5:17Þ
The heat recovered by the exchanger is:
R
¼
_
mm
re
ðh
x
h
re
Þ¼
_
mm
rs
ðh
rs
h
i
Þð5:18Þ
since, in a first approximation, all the heat taken from extract air is given to
supply air. The global heat recovery efficiency of the system is then:
G
¼
R
L
¼
_
mm
re
ðh
x
h
re
Þ
ð
_
mm
x
þ
_
mm
exf
Þðh
x
h
o
Þ
¼
_
mm
re
ð
_
mm
x
þ
_
mm
exf
Þ
"
HR
ð5:19Þ
It can readily be seen that this global efficiency is not equal to the nominal
efficiency of the heat recovery sy stem, "
HR
. An expression giving
G
as a func-
tion of the outdoor airflow, exfiltration and recirculation rates can be derived
from Equation 5.19 by taking account of mass conservation at the nodes of
the system.
90 Ventilation and Airflow in Buildings
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