Experimental Validation of the Predicted Performance of a Wind Driven Venturi Ventilator

The paper presents the results of simple measurements conducted on a model of a wind-driven venturi-type room ventilator. The ventilator design is new and was developed employing mathematical modeling. However, the computational model was not validated experimentally for the particular application considered. The paper presents the performance of the ventilator model under laboratory conditions, for five different wind tunnel speeds. The results are used to both demonstrate the effectiveness of the new design and to validate the computational model employed to develop it.

Authors:

• M. A. Serag-Eldin

Keywords:

• Venturi-flow
• ventilation
• Wind-energy
• Wind flow.

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