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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458903503321

Autore

Swaffield J. A. <1943-, >

Titolo

Transient airflow in building drainage systems / / John Swaffield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-134-00696-9

1-134-00697-7

1-282-59559-8

9786612595592

0-203-87975-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Disciplina

696/.1

Soggetti

Plumbing - Waste-pipes - Simulation methods

Drainage - Simulation methods

Ventilation - Simulation methods

Air flow - Simulation methods

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and notation; 1 Building drainage and vent systems, a traditional building service requiring an engineering analysis makeover?; 2 Pressure transient propagation in building drainage and vent systems; 3 Mathematical basis for the simulation of low amplitude air pressure transients in vent systems; 4 Simulation of the basic mechanisms of low amplitude air pressure transient propagation - AIRNET applications

5 Pressure surge as a source of system failure, leading to the development of control and suppression strategies6 Application of the Method of Characteristics based simulation to a series of case studies; 7 Airflow applications of the Method of Characteristics simulation techniques; 8 The role of national codes in drainage and vent system design; Afterword; References; Author and organisation index; Topic index



Sommario/riassunto

Giving you the first comprehensive presentation of the ground breaking research undertaken at Heriot Watt University, with Research Council and industrial funding, this book brings a new perspective to the design of building drainage and vent systems. It provides the building services community with clear and verifiable design methods that will be robust enough to meet challenges such as climate change and water conservation; population migration to the mega cities of the developing world, and the consequent pressures of user concentration; the rise of the prestige building and the introduc