AN-92-04-4 -- Air Movement, Ventilation and Comfort in a Partitioned Office Space PDF

Presents results from a research project to investigate the effects of office partition design on air movement, worker comfort, and ventilation in workstations. The objectives were to evaluate the comfort and ventilation conditions produced by a conventional ceiling supply-and-return air distribution system in workstations separated by solid partitions of different height and with the partition removed and by partitions containing a gap at the bottom. The project consisted primarily of experiments performed in a full-scale controlled environment chamber (CEC) in which a typical modular office environment was set up. Describes the range of parameters investigated. Presents the results. Concludes that variations in solid partition height produce only small differences in overall thermal and ventilation performance. Partition with opening at the bottom give no significant improvements at the workstations.

KEYWORDS: Air flow, ventilation, comfort, offices, experiment, testing, internal walls