Airflow Analysis of the Haida Plank House, a Breathing Envelope
The Haida plank house is one of the most important models built by the native American Indians. Built on the southwest coast of Canada, it adapts the tradition of the ancient pit houses to the requirements of the humid and cold climate characteristic of the Haida Gwaii Islands. This construction is...
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ftceubiblioteca:oai:repositorioinstitucional.ceu.es:10637/14586 2023-10-09T21:52:07+02:00 Airflow Analysis of the Haida Plank House, a Breathing Envelope González Lezcano, Roberto Alonso. Montero Burgos, Mª Jesús. Universidad San Pablo-CEU. Escuela Politécnica Superior 2021 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14586 https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164871 en eng MDPI Energies 000000741413 1996-1073 http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14586 doi:10.3390/en14164871 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es OpenAccess Ventilation CFD analysis Archaeology Vernacular architecture Artículo 2021 ftceubiblioteca https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164871 2023-09-19T23:19:53Z The Haida plank house is one of the most important models built by the native American Indians. Built on the southwest coast of Canada, it adapts the tradition of the ancient pit houses to the requirements of the humid and cold climate characteristic of the Haida Gwaii Islands. This construction is composed by two main pieces: the central pit covered by a wooden envelope. Both protect its dwellers and their hearths. The ventilation system is based on two solutions: the gaps between the wall planks and a smoke hole that can be opened or closed in the roof at will. The aim of the present research is to analyze the way these two elements arrange the indoor airflow in order to ensure the comfortability of the house. Four cases have been proposed, according to four different dimensions for the gaps: 1, 2, 3 and 4 cm. Each case has been doubled in order to determine how the state of the smoke hole affected the corresponding results. This way, it has been concluded that if the gaps’ width becomes higher than 4 cm, the airflow velocity comfort level would be exceeded. It is been possible to observe how the state of the smoke hole influences the way the air moves around the dwelling. Article in Journal/Newspaper haida CEU Repositorio Institucional (Fundación Universitaria San Pablo) Canada Energies 14 16 4871 |
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The Haida plank house is one of the most important models built by the native American Indians. Built on the southwest coast of Canada, it adapts the tradition of the ancient pit houses to the requirements of the humid and cold climate characteristic of the Haida Gwaii Islands. This construction is composed by two main pieces: the central pit covered by a wooden envelope. Both protect its dwellers and their hearths. The ventilation system is based on two solutions: the gaps between the wall planks and a smoke hole that can be opened or closed in the roof at will. The aim of the present research is to analyze the way these two elements arrange the indoor airflow in order to ensure the comfortability of the house. Four cases have been proposed, according to four different dimensions for the gaps: 1, 2, 3 and 4 cm. Each case has been doubled in order to determine how the state of the smoke hole affected the corresponding results. This way, it has been concluded that if the gaps’ width becomes higher than 4 cm, the airflow velocity comfort level would be exceeded. It is been possible to observe how the state of the smoke hole influences the way the air moves around the dwelling. |
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Airflow Analysis of the Haida Plank House, a Breathing Envelope |
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Airflow Analysis of the Haida Plank House, a Breathing Envelope |
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