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Lecture 9
Vertical Transportation Elevators Design Considerations Elevator Selection Parameters Example Problem
Vertical Transportation
Classification
Elevators
Escalators
Types
Elevators
traction
gearless medium-high speed passenger geared lo speed passenger plunger hole-less roped
h!draulic
Performance Criteria
"deal Per#ormance$
minimum aiting time com#ortable acceleration rapid transportation smooth%rapid slo ing accurate leveling rapid loading%unloading &uic'%&uiet door operation good visual travel direction%#loor indicators easil! operated controls com#ortable lighting reliable emergenc! e&uipment smooth%sa#e operation o# mechanical e&uipment
car cables elevator machine controls counter eight hoist a! rails penthouse pit
S$ p- +0912 F-0+-+
+,4-56 ; <.4544
Travel
number o# #loors
Pit 7P:
+.4-+6 ; ++-16
S$ p- +=092 F-0+-<9
+<4-.6 ; +<4044
Pit 7P:%Plunger
S$ p- +=.<2 F-0+-5
Design Considerations
Door openings
S$ p- +=.12 F-0+-++
Design Considerations
Doors
single slide 7<=-056: center opening 7=<-5.6: t o-speed2 side opening 7=<6: t o-speed2 center opening 75.6:
S$ p- +=.52 F-0+-+<
Definitions
"nterval 7": or lobb! dispatch time
Baiting time
average time spent b! a passenger bet een arriving in the lobb! and leaving the lobb! in a car e&uals 7.-5 x ":
S$ p- +=<+2 T-0+-=
Definitions
Car passenger capacit! 7p:
S$ p- +=<<2 T-0+-1
Definitions
9andling Capacit! 79C:
maximum number o# passengers handled in a 1 minute period hen expressed as a percentage o# the building population it is called percent handling capacity 7P9C: 9CC 0..7p: "
S$ p- +=<<2 T-0+-5
Definitions
(verage trip time 7(VTDP:
average time #rom passengers #rom arriving in lobb! to leaving car at upper #loor
Definitions
Dound-trip time 7DT:
S$ p- +=<12 F-0+-<+
Parameters
/uilding population
t!pical area per person based on net area and building t!pe
S$ p- +=<02 T-0+-,
Parameters
8##ice building e##icienc!
S$ p- +=<02 T-0+-3
Parameters
Elevator e&uipment recommendations
S$ p- +=0<2 T-0+-9
Sizing E uations
9andling capacit! 79C:$ "nterval 7":$ 1-min- handling capacit! 7h:$ )umber o# cars 7):$ 9CC0..p%" "CDT%) hC0..p%DT )C9C%h
Example Pro!lem
Design an elevator s!stem #or a +. stor!2 single purpose tenant2 o##ice building that provides an Fgood6 level o# serviceConstruction level is Fnormal6 Floor height$ +<4-.6 #loor to #loor Floor area$ +12... net s&uare #eet 7ns#: each
"C<1-<9 sec
S$ p- +=<+2 T-0+-=
S$ p- +=<02 T-0+-,
S$ p- +=<<2 T-0+-1
6o!!y Parameters
S$ p- +=032 F-0+-<,
6o!!y Sizing
SiEe based on pea' interval
From previous example using +1 minute pea' hC0=-3 people%1-min- +.=-= people%+1 min(reaC +.=-= people x 1 s#%person C 1<< s#