Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2023, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (4): 61-70.doi: 10.12141/j.issn.1000-565X.220361

Special Issue: 2023年土木建筑工程

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Study on Simulation and Design of Natural Ventilation for Patio Space of Multi Corridor Inpatient Building in Humid and Hot Areas

ZHANG Wenyu1,2 ZHANG Chunyang1,2 WANG Yicheng2,3   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
    2.School of Architecture, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
    3.Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino, 10125, Turin, Italy
  • Received:2022-06-07 Online:2023-04-25 Published:2022-07-08
  • Contact: 王奕程(1994-),女,博士生,主要从事建筑性能设计研究。 E-mail:arycwang@mail.scut.edu.cn
  • About author:张文宇(1986-),男,博士生,助理研究员,主要从事医疗建筑设计研究。E-mail:zhangwy@scut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the Strategic Development Dapartment of China Association for Science and Technology(2021ZZZLFZB1207088);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52178015)

Abstract:

Due to the special climate in the humid and hot areas of China, the ventilation of hospitals through air-conditioning system leads to huge energy consumption. Most public spaces in the inpatient department of a hospital can and should be naturally ventilated to meet the thermal comfort needs of users, improve indoor air quality, and effectively save energy and reduce consumption, given proper categorization and layout. Patio is a common climate adaptive space for buildings in humid and hot areas. The article took Guangzhou, a representative city in the hot and humid region of China (23.1°N, 113.3°E), as the research location and the corridor-type inpatient building as the research object. Through the CFD simulation experiment of designing a hospital inpatient building model and analyzing the suitable periods for natural ventilation in the hot and humid region throughout the year, the study explored the influence of design elements of courtyard space on the natural ventilation performance of the public space in the nursing unit of the multi-corridor inpatient building. The results show that compared with the building without patio, the multi corridor inpatient building with the patio space can effectively improve the natural ventilation performance of the nursing unit public space of the multi corridor inpatient building; By setting a reasonable plan form, position, and height for the courtyard, the public space of each nursing unit on all levels of the multi-corridor inpatient building can achieve natural ventilation that meets human comfort. By setting the position of the air inlet on the ground floor of the inpatient building reasonably, the potential for natural ventilation throughout the year can be increased. For example, in the Guangzhou area, besides the south-facing direction, there is a higher frequency of natural wind in the southeast, northeast, and north directions. Therefore, in addition to the south-facing direction on the ground floor of the building, it is also appropriate to set some air inlets in the southeast, northeast, and north directions to increase the potential for natural ventilation throughout the year.

Key words: humid and hot area, multi-corridor inpatient building, patio space, CFD simulation, natural ventilation

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