%0 Journal Article %A Wei-Hwa Chiang and Hao-Hsiang Hsu and Jian-Sheng Huang %D 2011 %J International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 52, 2011 %T Fenestration Effects on Cross Ventilation for a Typical Taiwanese School Building When Applying Wind Profile %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/7988 %V 52 %X Appropriate ventilation in a classroom is helpful for enhancing air exchange rate and student concentration. This study focuses on the effects of fenestration in a four-story school building by performing numerical simulation of a building when considering indoor and outdoor environments simultaneously. The wind profile function embedded in PHOENICS code was set as the inlet boundary condition in a suburban environment. Sixteen fenestration combinations were compared in a classroom containing thirty seats. This study evaluates mean age of air (AGE) and airflow pattern of a classroom on different floors. Considering both wind profile and fenestration effects, the airflow on higher floors is channeled toward the area near ceiling in a room and causes older mean age of air in the breathing zone. The results in this study serve as a useful guide for enhancing natural ventilation in a typical school building. %P 197 - 202