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Numerical Investigation of Furniture Arrangement, Airflow Velocity, and Blowing Angle with a Wall-Mounted Air Conditioner

Duvar Tipi Klima ile Mobilya Yerleşiminin, Üfleme Hızının ve Açısının Sayısal İncelenmesi

Alparslan Şanlı(KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-0730-9823
Hüsamettin Tan(Kırıkkale Üniversitesi)0000-0003-2576-8166
Tolga Demircan(KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-4805-6428
Pages
1216–1229
Publication Date
2025-10-01
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As a result of the analysis, it was observed that the change in the blowing velocity of the air conditioner does not have much effect on the overall structure of the flow.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, the cooling of a room using a wall-mounted air conditioner and keeping it under thermal comfort conditions are discussed.
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Key Findings & Data:However, it was determined that changes in the air conditioner’s blowing angle and the room’s layout significantly affected the velocity and temperature distribution of the air in the room.
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Conclusion & Impact:As a result of the analysis, it was observed that the change in the blowing velocity of the air conditioner does not have much effect on the overall structure of the flow.
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⚙️Variables:Klima · Had · Isıl Konfor

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In this study, the cooling of a room using a wall-mounted air conditioner and keeping it under thermal comfort conditions are discussed. Within this scope, a standard office room model cooled by air conditioning was created and numerical analyses were conducted. In the study, four different blowing velocities, three different blowing angles and two different placements of the furniture in the room were investigated. The effects of these parameters on the velocity and temperature distribution of the air in the room, which influences thermal comfort conditions, were examined. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that the change in the blowing velocity of the air conditioner does not have much effect on the overall structure of the flow. However, it was determined that changes in the air conditioner’s blowing angle and the room’s layout significantly affected the velocity and temperature distribution of the air in the room. Within the range of parameters examined, it was observed that the optimum thermal comfort conditions were achieved with furniture Location-I, a blowing velocity of 0.5 m/s, and a blowing angle of 80°.

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Bu çalışmada, duvar tipi bir klima kullanılan bir odanın soğutulması ve ısıl konfor şartlarında tutulması ele alınmıştır. Bu kapsamda klima ile soğutulan standart bir ofis odası modeli oluşturulmuş ve sayısal analizler yapılmıştır. Çalışmada dört farklı üfleme hızı, üç farklı üfleme açısı ve oda içerisindeki mobilyaların iki farklı yerleşimi için incelemeler yapılmıştır. Bu parametrelerin ısıl konfor şartlarına etki eden oda içerisindeki havanın hız ve sıcaklık dağılımına etkileri incelenmiştir. Yapılan analizlerin sonucunda, klimanın üfleme hızının değişiminin akışın genel yapısı üzerinde fazla etkili olmadığı gözlemlenmiştir. Ancak klimanın üfleme açısının ve odanın yerleşim düzeninin değişiminin akış yapısını değiştirdiği, oda içerisindeki havanın hız ve sıcaklık dağılımını önemli ölçüde etkilediği belirlenmiştir. İncelenen parametre aralığında, 1 numaralı mobilya yerleşimi, 0.5 m/s üfleme hızı ve 80o üfleme açısı için optimum ısıl konfor şartlarının gerçekleştiği gözlemlenmiştir.

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Şanlı, A., Tan, H., Demircan, T. (2025). Numerical Investigation of Furniture Arrangement, Airflow Velocity, and Blowing Angle with a Wall-Mounted Air Conditioner. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 5, 1216–1229. https://doi.org/10.35414/akufemubid.1608826

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