Energy Saving Calculation Between Sliding Door and Revolving Door
Environmental Energy Consumption = Temperature difference(T)In/Out ×Air exchange amount(M) ×Air heat capacity(C)* .
* Heat capacity is the measurable physical quantity that characterizes the amount of heat required to change a body's temperature by a given amount, the measurable physical quantity that characterizes the amount of heat required to change a body's temperature by a given amount. Here air capacity =1.2Kj/m3 .
▪ Take the city Hong Kong (China) as an example .
Average temperature is about 27℃ .
Inside temperature as human body comfortable level 20℃ .
A common star hotel with 500 rooms, 60%-80% occupancy rate, with 1.5 person in every room, hosting 450-600 guests everyday, whose average daily entry and exit is 4-5 times each, coming with 1800-3000 times entry and exit totally. Considering other factors such as other visitors or food takeout etc., we choose a random value as 4320 .
▪ About the Doors
* Revolving Door with the diameter 3200mm and opening height 2200mm(Total height 2500mm, with canopy height 300mm).
* Sliding Door with the opening width as 1700mm and height as 2200mm .
▪ Calculation for Air exchange amount - Sliding Door
Air Exchange Amount=Open area (A) ×Opening time (S)×Air movement(V)=3.74 x8640 x4.5 = 145,411.2 m3.
Note:
Opening area (A)=1.7×2.2=3.74m2.
Opening times (S) =8,640s/day.
Air movement(V) =4.5m/s .
*Assuming 3 persons each time, opening/closing hold time as 10 seconds if be converted to 60% of fully energy, leads to a result as: 4,320/3*10*0.6= 8,640 seconds every day.
*Air flow (v) =4.5m/s (Average wind speed in Hong Kong is about 5.5m/s per year,Considering temperature difference and air-conditioning pressure, modify it to 4.5m/s).
▪ Calculation for Air exchange amount - Revolving Door
Air Exchange Amount= Air volumn (V) ×Revolving circles(N) =17.68448 x2,160 = 38,198.4768 m3.
Note:
Air volumn(V)= Cross-section(A) ×Height(H) =3.14×(3.2/2)2×2.2=17.68448m3.
Revolving times(n)=2,160r/d (rounds/day)
*4320 persons everyday,6 person per rounds,revolving door revolves 2 rounds at high speed 4r/m when there is pedestrian and revolves 1 round at a low speed 2.5r/m when it’s vacant. So 4320/6 x(2+1)=2,160 r/d .
▪ Environmental Energy Consumption
* Sliding Door
Environmental Energy Consumption = Temperature difference(T)In/Out ×Air exchange amount(M) ×Air heat capacity(C) =7 x145,411.2 x1.2 =1,221,454.08 kj .
* Revolving Door
Environmental Energy Consumption = Temperature difference(T)In/Out ×Air exchange amount(M) ×Air heat capacity(C) =7 x38,198.4768 x1.2 =320,867.21 kj .
Note:
Temperature difference(T)In/Out =27-20=7℃ .
Air Heat Capacity =1.2kj/m3.
▪ Conclusion
1,221,454.08 /320,867.21=3.81 .
About the Environmental Energy Consumption between Sliding Door and Revolving Door, the former is over 3 times that of the latter .



