Transient Airflow in Building Drainage Systems

ISBN-13: 9780367577186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 326 str.

John Swaffield

Opis

Providing the first comprehensive presentation of the groundbreaking research undertaken at Heriot Watt University with industrial funding, this book brings a new perspective to the design of building drainage and vent systems. It provides the building services community with clear and verifiable design methods that will be robust enough to meet

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Water Flow Induced Air Movement in Building Drainage and Vent Systems  2. Introduction to Unsteady Flow and Pressure Transient Propagation  3. Air Pressure Transient Propagation  4. Theory and Method of Characteristics Solutions  5. Introduction to Air Pressure Transient Control and Suppression Strategies  6. Case Studies  7. Development of Linked Applications of MoC Simulations  8. National Codes  9. Conclusion

O autorze

John Swaffield is Emeritus Professor and former head of the School of the Built Environment and its Drainage Research Group at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. From 1996 to 2003 he was chair of the Water Regulations Advisory Committee of the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and he was President of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers for 2008–09.