Is there a way to ask manufacturers some data to be available to the public for the scientific community analyze?
For example, in this COVID-19 pandemic, many researchers are trying to find the best solutions of HVAC to renew and reroute the air as much as possible. However, the only way to do this is if they have the specific data from the HVAC companies, like the CAD data of the inlet as well as the mass flow rate, and outlets.
If we don't get that data, then some independent researchers need to experiments to get the data and then be validated by cfd until convergence, which would hopefully be good enough and extend the length of the process.
Is this the way how to do things? Or are there ways that companies share their data?
- In my case, my industry of interest is aviation/aerospace.
What inputs do you have?
It will be very difficult to attain operational HVAC data since control in HVAC is mission-critical and its failure would be sometimes disastrous. If a high-rise building is of interest, a SCADA system would be in charge of handling the time-series data from all the subsystems. Inherently, these data are collected to improve the operational efficiency of the system. So, the supervisor might be interested in the simulation results although would be reluctant to publicly open such data. Rather, application of industrial IOT to the HAVC raises concerns on security bleach.
I think there are very few fields where industrial data are available to researchers. However, by a consent from the owner or the supervisor, a researcher can collect sensor readings, which can be from operational system or from sensor readings outside the control loop.
Articles say the HAVC systems become smarter and smarter, but in the real world, it seems just a part of a real estate. The 20-30 year old FCUs are still in use and designs of diffusers and ducts seem to never change. The owner might not like to let more air in because it will increase load in temperature and humidity control. The main drivers of this industry appear to be regulation and stability.
Good luck in your overcoming the gap!
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