A

PRESENTATION

ON

ENERGY SAVING
IN
BASEMENT CAR PARK VENTILATION
FOR
THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING AT
GREAMS ROAD , CHENNAI.
Tamil
Tamil Nadu
Nadu Telecom
Telecom Circle
Circle

ADMIN BUILDING AT GREAMS ROAD,

CHENNAI
Proposed Hi-Tech Admn. Bldg Consists of 2
Towers- G+8 / G+5 and has a common lower
and upper level Basement
Capacity of Basement Parking for 157 cars &
97 two-wheelers.
Area of Basement (covers Towers 1&2)
Lower Basement
Upper Basement

4664 sq.m
4437 sq.m

Ceiling height of basements -

2.2 Mtr
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 Car Parking area in Basements are fully

enclosed.
Enclosed Under-ground parking area requires
Mechanical Ventilation.
In absence of Ventilation, Parking facility
presents several Internal Air Quality problems.
Most serious is the emission of high levels of
Carbon-Monoxide(CO)
CO is easily absorbed by Haemoglobin in
Human Blood and can Inhibit Oxygen delivery to
Body and can cause adverse health effects
varying from headache to death
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 The NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA 2005

Specifies the following parameters for Ventilation:
CO level- within 29mg/cu.m (25 ppm) with
Peak level not to exceed 137 mg/cu.m.(125 ppm)
As per ASHRAE Max Level for CO
8 hrs exposure 25ppm
1 Hour exposure- 35 ppm
Air change requirement as per NBC for Basement Car
Parking :
9 to 12 ACPH under normal conditions
( For Design purpose 10 ACPH is used)
30 ACPH in case of fire emergency
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DUCTED VENTILATION
The Conventional Ventilation System is
the ducted Ventilation system. This has:
-Provision of Fresh air fan and Exhaust Air
Fans with ducting arrangement as per
requirement.
- To be operated based on timing control.
- Full capacity of Fans has to be operated
irrespective of Smoke level or CO
Concentration.
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DUCTLESS VENTILATION
The Modern method of Ventilation system is the Ductless Ventilation
system in which :
- No Ducts are required.
- Only Fresh Air Fans, Exhaust Air Fans and Jet Fans
required.
- CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis, is
utilised to decide the number and location of Jetfans for
effective and optimum performance.
- A group of approximately 4 Nos of Jet Fans are
controlled by one CO Sensor and Integrated with IBMS.
- When the CO level exceeds threshold value, CO Sensors extends
signal to IBMS and accordingly the corresponding group of Jet Fans
are triggered.
- When CO level exceeds threshold value in approximately 50% of
CO Sensors per Basement , then Fresh Air/ Exhaust Fans are
switched ON through IBMS along with jet fans

ADVANTAGES OF DUCTLESS
VENTILATION
No ducts: duct system and accessories are
eliminated.
Improved air quality and efficient Operation
Optimum use of Car Park Space & Optimisation of
Head room for Vehicles and Pedestrians.
Flexibility in installation,quicker installation
Effective smoke management
During Fire Conditions, the volume of air to be
handled is of the order of 1.25 lakh CFM. Under this
situation ductless system fares better compared to
ducted system.
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How energy saving is achieved in

Ductless Ventilation?
Ducts are associated with pressure drop,hence
higher size F.A/E.F. are reqd.
Jetfans are located using CFD Analysis in a
manner that they help FA/EF to suck/exhaust air
respectively, hence smaller size(HP) FA/EFreqd.
During low traffic in Basement, depending upon
CO level concentration, only a group of Jetfans
may be switched ON by IBMS to distribute/
dilute CO concentration, while in ducted system
higher capacity FA/EF have to be kept ON most
of the time.
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JET FAN

Construction / Characteristics of a Jet Fan

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4
3

1
5

1 - Casing made of Sheet Steel

2- Special silencers at the inlet and outlet side

3- Inlet cone(s)
4- Protection guard(s)
5- mounting brackets for ceiling suspension
-Suitable for 300deg C operation for 1 hour
- Speed
: 1450 / 2900 rpm Dual speed
- CFM
: 1900 / 3800
- KW
: 0.3 / 1.5
-Sound level :

53

71 dB

-Area Served by each Fan 280 sq.mtr.(Approx)

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Comparison between Ducted & Ductless system:

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Comparison between Ducted & Ductless system:

Ducted system

Operating Cost :
Assumption : All Fans Operation for 2 Hours (Peak
Hour), for Balance 6 Hours (Lean Period) Half an Hour
ON & Half an Hour OFF.
So, Total operating time=5 hrs/day.
Total unit consumption assuming 5hrs operation/day
=134.7 KW x 5 hrs = 673.5 KWH/day.
Running cost per annum assuming Rs.7/- per unit rate
= 673.5 x 25 days X 12 months X Rs.7/-

= Rs. 14,14,350/- per annum.

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Comparison between Ducted & Ductless system:

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Comparison between Ducted & Ductless system:

Ductless system

Operating cost :
I.Peak 2 hrs - All jet fans, fresh/exhaust fans ON.
a) Jet fans(32X0.3KW)
=9.6 KWX2hrs =
b) Fresh air and exhaust fan =77.0 KW X 2hrs =

19.2 units
154.0 units

II. For balance 6 hrs (Fresh air & Exhaust fan OFF)
a)25% (2 groups i.e. approx. 8 fans ) jet fans ON
for 2 hrs
=9.6KWX25%x2hrs =
4.8 units
b)12.5% (1 group i.e. approx. 4 fans ) jet fans ON
for 2 hrs
= 9.6KWX12.5%x2hrs=
2.4 units
c) For 2 hours (consisting of 4 durations of hr. each)
all Fans are OFF
=
Nil
.
.
Total units/day
=
180.40 units
Energy cost/annum = 180.40X 25 days X 12 months X Rs.7/= Rs. 3,78,840.00
Maintanence Cost for Jet fans p.a
= Rs. 75,000.00
Total Operating Cost per annum = Rs. 4,53,840.00
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Calculation of Payback period

1. Fresh air & Exhaust fans

2. Ducting and electrical panel and cabling,
cable tray,CO sensors.
3. Jet fans
Total cost
Capital cost for ducted System
Capital cost for ductless System
Additional capital cost
Savings in Operating cost/ Annum
by providing jet fans
Pay back period

Ducted

Ductless

Rs. 50.90 lakhs

Rs. 43.43 lakhs

Rs. 20.00 lakh

NIL

Rs. 15.00 lakhs

Rs. 32.00 lakhs

Rs. 70.90 lakhs

Rs. 90.43 lakh

Rs. 70.90 lakhs

Rs. 90.43 lakhs
Rs. 19.53 lakhs

= Rs. (14,14,350/- - 4,53,840/-)

= Rs. 9,60,510/- per annum.
= 19.53 x 12 months
9.60
= 24.41 months

Or Say 24 months
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