Design of a ventilation system for carbon dioxide reduction in two gym rooms
2013 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This project is mainly focused on the improving and design of the ventilation system of two rooms at different levels of a gym (Friskis and Svettis in Gävle, Sweden) to reduce the concentration to never be higher than 1000 ppm.
For this purpose, several field measurements were performed in different locations and situations. Two main measurements were necessary. On one hand, the level in different parts of the rooms during different activities. On the other hand, the air flow through the inlet and outlet ducts of the ventilation system. It was also important to take into account the indoor temperature and humidity. These measurements were enough to analyze the failures of the system and to recognize the worst points of each room.
Comparing both rooms, the necessity of changing the ventilation system in one of these rooms was much higher, due to there were measured values up to 3000 ppm during a typical day in the gym.
With this information the consequences of high CO2 levels in human people were analyzed. Among various ventilation systems, displacement ventilation system was proposed as the new design. Theoretical calculations were made to reach to the value of 31.8 in the air change rate (ACH), which was the necessary value for the new design to keep the carbon dioxide level under 1000 ppm.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2013. , p. 73
Keywords [en]
Ventilation system, Displacement ventilation system, Carbon dioxide
National Category
Energy Systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-14801OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-14801DiVA, id: diva2:634146
Subject / course
Energy systems
Supervisors
Examiners
2013-07-012013-06-282013-07-01Bibliographically approved