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Patrick H. Oosthuizen,
P.Eng.
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering,
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

  

Numerical Analysis of the Flow and Temperature Distribution in an Atrium (1/3)

Today an atrium can be defined as a large and tall glazed space in a building. Such atria are commonly several stories in height. Atria have become a standard feature of many commercial, industrial, and academic buildings and of some shopping malls. The original atrium buildings that were used in Roman and Greek times involved a large airy room lighted by an opening in the roof. It was the formal room where guests and clients were received but it was also a room for use on special family occasions. On either side of the atrium room were small rooms used for various purposes. In summer the open roof helped to cool the rooms by inducing a flow of fresh air in through the windows in the surrounding rooms. In winter, the open roof drew the products of combustion from the fires that were lit in the surrounding rooms. The opening in the roof was also used to collect rainwater in a shallow pool below the opening. Although present day atria are very different from these Roman and Greek atria they are used for basically the same reasons.
Some of the reasons why atria are now so widely used are:
  1. They add very significantly to the beauty of the building.
  2. Because they allow sunlight to penetrate deep into the building, they promote the health and psychological well-being of the building’s occupants leading to an improvement in moral
They have the potential to significantly reduce energy usage in the building.
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20-21-22 November 09
SOUSSE - TUNISIA
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ICCM3E Coordinator
 

J. ORFI, King Saud University, Riyadh - KSA
(Coordinator)

H. Al-ANSARI, King Saud University, Riyadh - KSA
K. ALHUMAIZI, King Saud University, Riyadh - KSA
A. AZZI, UST Oran - Algeria
A. BELGHITH, FS Tunis - Tunisia
B. BENHAMOU, FS Semlalia, Marrakech - Morocco
R. BENNACER, Université de Cergy Pontoise, France
S. BEN NASRALLAH, CRTEn - Tunisia
N. BEN SALAH, ESS Tunis - Tunisia
G. P. CELATA, ENEA - Italy
M. CHAMCHI, University of Massachusetts-Lowell - USA
G. DE VAHL DAVIS, University of New South Wales-  Australia
N. DJILALI, University of Victoria - Canada
E. DRIOLI, Institute of Membrane Technology-CNR - Italy
M. ELGANAOUI, Université de Limoge - France
N. GALANIS, Université de Sherbrooke - Canada
G. HABASHI, Mc Gill University - Canada
M. HASNAOUI, Semlalia, Marrakech - Morocco
A. JEMNI, ENI Monastir - Tunisia
M. KAVIANY, University of Michigan - USA
A. KOURTA, Université d'Orléans - France
H. LAATAR, FS Bizerte - Tunisia
T. LILI , FS Tunis - Tunisia
S. LORENTE, INSA Toulouse - France
A. MOHAMAD, University of Calgary - Canada
A. MOJTABI, IMF Toulouse - France
A. OMRI, FS Gafsa - Tunisia
P. OOSTHUIZEN, Queen’s University, Kingston - Canada
D. ROUSSE, Université du Québec - Canada
H. SADAT, Université de Poitiers - France
A. SAHIN, King Fahed University of Petroleum and Mineral - KSA
M. SASSI, Petroleum Institute - UAE
I. TEKE, Yildiz Technical University - Turkey
A. WIRTH, CNRS - France
 

S. EL ALIMI, ENI Monastir - Tunisia
(Coordinator)

J. ORFI, King Saud University, Riyadh - KSA
H. AGUIR, LESTE - Tunisia
H. MARMOUCHE, ISIMa - Tunisia
Y. BEN SALAH, Hokkaid University - Japan
S. CHEMKHI, CRTEn - Tunisia
F. REHIMI, ISTLS - Tunisia
R. GHEITH, LESTE - Tunisia

 
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