Flow Field Analysis to Aid in Design of CNG Fleet Facilities. Topical Report,August 1993-August 1994

摘要

The objective of this project was to identify, describe, and outline therequirements for a design tool based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) that will help architectural and engineering (A&E) firms to design compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle garage ventilation systems. The approach was to learn how target users of a computer design tool for CNG facilities do their business, and to define requirements for a tool that would aid designers. The research team visited and surveyed A&E firms. It was determined that none of the firms surveyed would presently be willing to use a CFD design software tool on a case-by-case basis, although they may sometime in the future. Presently, they contract out for dispersion calculations for special cases. The firms indicated that they would use a paper report or a computer database of particular cases that they could draw on as basis material for their engineering judgment.