Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Class Room for Effective Utilization of Position of Air Conditioning System

Abstract

The productivity of an individual person affected to a great extent by indoor quality of air and the condition of thermal comfort. Students as well as professors spend almost half of their day in classrooms; hence the distribution of air flow from the air-conditioning systems plays a crucial role in determining whether the students will receive the proper velocity and temperature of air upto the comfortable accepted range. In present paper a Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulation is performed on the overhead air-conditioning system of a classroom. A CFD model has been developed for position of air conditioner in class room. Originally the position of air conditioner is centrally located. A comparison has been made in between two model placed centrally and proposed diagonally position. It is found the better air flow distribution when air conditioner is placed diagonally.