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Título
Energy use optimization in ventilation of operating rooms during inactivity periods
Autor
Año del Documento
2020
Editorial
Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
Building Research & Information, 2020, vol. 29, n. 3, p. 308-324
Résumé
Hospitals are highly energy demanding buildings, where simple actuations can involve large savings. However, energy efficiency actions must comply with the high safety standards. Operating rooms demand continuous ventilation despite the short activity periods. Setback during non-occupation of the operating rooms can reduce ventilation loads but must not hinder indoor overpressure to avoid infiltrations. Besides, it prevents any existing heat recovery system from operation. This work evaluates setback ventilation in operating rooms at a case study in Spain, from two approaches: its effect on indoor overpressure and its preference to an existing coil heat recovery (runaround) loop. It bases on monitored data of two operating rooms under setback and normal ventilation with operation of the heat recovery system. Seven tests are performed throughout the year, whose comparison to estimated results enables extrapolation to yearly operation. Results show that indoor overpressure maintain at 15 Pa under setback, thus meeting current and coming standards. Setback turned to be always preferable to hear recovery under cooling needs. Estimated heating and electric yearly supply energy savings reach 29 MWht and 262 MWhe, the latter accounting for 2% of the total electric energy consumption of the hospital during 2019.
Materias (normalizadas)
Climatización
Eficiencia energética
Edificios
Recuperadores de calor
Palabras Clave
Hospital
Operating room
Ventilation setback
Heat recovery
Indoor overpressure
Energy savings
ISSN
0961-3218
Revisión por pares
SI
Patrocinador
Junta de Castilla y León (grant EREN_2019_L2_UVA)
Version del Editor
Idioma
eng
Tipo de versión
info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
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openAccess
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