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Stack Effect
Overview
(inside) ပ (outside) ပ
( “Stack Effect” Non-mechanical airflow
၌ ပ Natural Ventilation ပ ပ
၏ (wind pressure) Stack Effect ပ

Stack effect (inside) ပ (outside) ပ

( air densities ပ ပ ပပ
ပ (air densities) (pressure
difference ပ
“vertical air movement” ပ

ပ ပ (wind pressures stack effect ပ

ျပ ပ (wind pressures modify stack effect ဤအခန္းတြင္
မပါဝင္ေပ။ ထုိအေၾကာင္းကို CIBSE AM 10 Natural ventilation in non-domestic buildings
႐ ပ
(pressure difference air movement ပ ပ
(temperatures difference ပ ventilation applications
stack effect ပ ပ
Stack effect ပ (air movement) ပ
၌ ပ (inlet point) ပ (air outlet point)
ပ

ပ (inlet point) ပ (air outlet point) ၏ (vertical

distance) stack effect ပ

(direction of air flow) ပ ပ

inside temperature outside temperature ပ ပ
ပ ပ ပ ( ၌ air flow
upwards direction ဤ ပ
၏ ပ (internal temperature) ပ ပ ပ ပ
ပ ပ ပ ( ၌ air flow
downwards direction ) ဤ ပ
ပ (machine enclosure) ပ
Stack Effect ပ ပ ၏
ပ ပ (tall enclosure)
ပ ပ stack effect ပ airflow internal temperatures
ပ (acceptable operating conditions)

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CIBSE Guide A chapter 4 Standard calculations(

airflow ပ ပ ) (wind pressure) ပ
chapter 4 ပ ႐ပ (more
complex arrangement of opening layouts) CIBSE publication AM10
Natural ventilation in non-domestic buildings 2005 ပ
Design information required
( ) (Type)၊ (size) ပ (location of
openings)
( ) ပ ပ (opening) ၏ (type) ပ ႑ (shape)
airflow ပ

Key design inputs

( ) ပ (Inside air temperatures) ပ ပ ပ (outside air temperatures) (°C)
ပ ပ ပ (difference between inside and
outside temperatures) ပ (density) ပ (pressure) ပ
(pressure) stack effect ပ
( ) ပ ပ (Height difference between inlet and outlet)
ပ ပ ပ
stack effect ပ
Design outputs
Cross ventilation ၊ single-sided ventilation ventilation (type) ၊ schedule
of window types, actuators method of control schedule of transfer grilles
ပ ventilation strategy specification
• ventilation performance

• solar shading ပ

• air flow paths ပ Layout plan drawings

• control philosophy ပ

Calculation approach( )
(၁) building layout ပ ပ

(၂) inside ပ ပ ပ (outside air temperature) ပ weather data ပ

(၃) ပ ပ ၏ (height difference between the inlet and

outlet points ) ပ centre to ce
(၄) ပ ပ ၏ (type), (size) ပ ႑ (shape)
ပ (some factors in the equation may vary according to this)
(၅) ပ volume flow rate ပ
(values) ပ

ပ
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၌ ပ ပ (natural
airflow) ပ Design data ပ
Design data
၌ ventilation ပ ပ (four openings for ventilation)
ပ ပ ပ
ပ ပ ပ

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Design Watch Points

( ) (direction of airflow) ပ ပ ပ (outside temperature ပ
ပ ပ ပ (outside temperature) ပ
(airflow direction) ပ ပ ပ ပ (outside
temperature ပ ပ

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( ) stack effect ပ airflow

ပ ventilation and air conditioning systems ၏ design airflow
patterns ပ
(ဂ) Wind pressures acting on the building may nullify the pressure difference induced by
stack effect.
(ဃ) Air paths or openings, provided to make use of airflow from the stack effect, might affect
heat loss if they are not able to be closed.
( ) Openings for stack effect airflow may represent a security risk if they are not
satisfactorily secured.
( ) Internal partitions and obstructions may lessen the effect by imposing greater resistance
on the flow of air. Stack effect should ideally be limited to single zone areas.

References
CIBSE Guide A, Environmental Design, 2006, ISBN 1 903287 66 9
CIBSE, Natural Ventilation in Non-Domestic Buildings, AM10, 2005, ISBN 1 903287 56 1
AIVC 1998, TN 44 Numerical Data for Air Infiltration & Natural Ventilation Calculations, ISBN 1946075972
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