Elevator Pressurization

General Data
NO. of Stories 40
Height Per Story 3.5 m
NO. of Cars 1
OUTSIDE DESIGN TEMPRATURE (46 c) 319 K
BUILDING DESIGN TEMPRATURE (22 c) 295 K
Minimum Design Pressure Diffrence (dPebt) 13 Pa
2
Total Area of Building Wall Per Story 400 m
Leakage Area of Building with Tight Wall 0.00007 area ratio
Area Between Building & Outside (Abo) 0.028 m2
2
Total area for Elevator Wall Per Floor 35 m
Leakage Area of Elevator With Average Wall 0.00084 area ratio
Area Between Elevator & Building (Aeb) 0.0294
Temprature Factor (B) -0.88 Pa/m

Basement Floor
Total area for Building Wall Per Floor (Basement) 580 m2
2
Area Between Building & Outside (Abo) 0.0406 m
2
Total area for Elevator Wall Per Floor 35 m
2
Area Between Elevator & Building (Aeb) 0.0294 m

Effective Area (Asbo) 0.024 m2

Pressure Diffrence Between Elevator & Outside at the top (dPe ot) 27.33 Pa
Pressure Diffrence Between Elevator & Outside at the Bottom (dPe ob) 150.87 Pa
3
Volume Flow Rate Required for Basement per Story 0.25 m /s
3
Volume Flow Rate Required for Basement for 3 Stories 0.74 m /s

the Rest of the Building

Height 129.5 m
Pressure Diffrence Between Elevator & Outside at the Bottom (dP eob) 141.61 Pa
Average Pressure Diffrence 84.47 Pa
Effective Area (Asbo) 0.0203 m2
3
Volume Flow Rate Required for Each Story 0.156 m /s
3
Volume Flow Rate Required for 37 story 5.78 m /s

Total Flow Required 6.52

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m /s