WO2011089578A2

WO2011089578A2 - Method for ventilating a heavily cluttered room

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Publication number: WO2011089578A2
Application number: PCT/IB2011/050303
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gérard ALVINI
Original assignee: Total S.A.
Priority date: 2010-01-25
Filing date: 2011-01-24
Publication date: 2011-07-28
Also published as: FR2955645A1; DK201270446A; US20120295533A1; CA2786995A1; RU2012136419A; NO20120911A1; RU2579607C2; WO2011089578A3

Abstract

The invention relates to a room comprising an inner space (5) defined by an upper wall (6), a lower wall (7) and side walls (2a, 2b, 3, 4), said room being provided with a ventilation means, the ventilation means including: a means for extracting air (1) from the inner space (5) towards the outside of the room, arranged on one side wall (3); and air intakes on the other side walls (2a, 2b, 4). The invention also relates to a method for ventilating a room comprising an inner space defined by an upper wall, a lower wall and side walls, said method including the extraction of air from the inner space to the outside of the room by an air-extraction means arranged on one side wall, and the entry of air via air intakes arranged on the other side walls. The invention further relates to an air intake suitable for implementing the above method.

Description

METHOD OF VENTILATION OF A HIGHLY CLOSED LOCAL

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a ventilation method of a highly congested room, and a room provided with ventilation means providing ventilation according to this method. The invention also relates to air intakes adapted to the implementation of this method.

The invention can be applied in the context of the liquefaction of natural gas, which requires the ventilation of heavily congested premises (called LNG modules), including in particularly harsh climatic and environmental conditions (arctic zone). TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

A space containing a significant amount of sources of hazardous contaminants and which is very heavily encumbered (by equipment, piping, structure, etc.) must be ventilated in order to evacuate said contaminants. This breakdown, combined with other provisions, contributes to improving the safety of personnel and equipment.

However, in the presence of winter weather conditions, known as arctic, the ventilation of the premises can be very difficult to perform because it is directly impacted by rain, snow, frost, ice and wind. In addition, personnel and equipment must also be protected against these phenomena.

In order to ensure the ventilation of a room in winter outdoor climate conditions, it is known to resort to natural ventilation, which uses both the dynamics of the outside wind and the variation of indoor air density in the room (draft natural), to renew the air of the room. However, this solution seems simple, is actually difficult to implement given the external climate conditions. Indeed, outside a well-defined range of wind speeds, the air flows inside the buildings are disturbed in an unacceptable way. In addition, since the effectiveness of natural ventilation also depends on the space occupied by this room, the dilution effect provided by natural ventilation on the contaminants is poor for heavily congested premises. In addition, the pressure losses are important when the space requirement is heterogeneous (for example depending on the height), and the collection of contaminants is impossible in the area close to a device, opposed to the flow of air coming from this area. equipment (zone of depression and air turbulence). As a result, natural ventilation does not provide controlled safety in any situation.

A second solution, mechanical ventilation, is also known. Mechanical ventilation, uses fans to bring (and possibly reheat) the air blown into the room and then extract it. However, this solution requires the provision of a dedicated technical room for aerothermal equipment, whose surface typically represents, for an LNG module, between 50 and 70% of the surface of the room to be ventilated. In addition, this solution requires the presence of air transport ducts in the room to be ventilated. These air transport ducts are generally very bulky and extremely restrictive for the disposition of the equipment in the room, especially when the room is heavily congested. Therefore, mechanical ventilation is difficult to implement and is costly investment (land, machinery, etc.) and operating (reheating a large volume of air).

There is therefore a real need to develop a method of ventilation of a room, including a highly congested room, likely to work properly in winter, which is more reliable, simpler and less expensive to implement and exploit only existing processes. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates primarily to a room having an interior space delimited by an upper wall, a lower wall and side walls, said room being provided with ventilation means, the ventilation means comprising:

means for extracting air from the internal space towards the outside of the room, arranged on a side wall; and

- air intakes on the other side walls.

According to one embodiment, the ventilation means further comprise one or more fans in the interior space, said fans being preferably situated in the vicinity of a side wall facing the side wall provided with extraction means air, and said fans comprising more particularly preferably:

one or more fans located near the bottom wall and oriented so as to move the air towards the upper wall; and

one or more fans located near the upper wall and oriented so as to move the air towards the side wall provided with the air extraction means. According to one embodiment, the side wall provided with the air extraction means comprises two end portions located in the vicinity of respective adjacent side walls, and a central portion between the two end portions, the air extraction means being distributed on the side wall so that the air extraction capacity per unit area in the central portion is greater than the air extraction capacity per unit area in the extreme portions.

According to one embodiment, the room is devoid of means for heating the interior space.

According to one embodiment, the room is a liquefaction module of natural gas.

The invention also relates to a ventilation method of a room having an interior space delimited by an upper wall, a lower wall and side walls, said method comprising extracting air from the interior space to the outside the room by air extraction means arranged on a side wall, and the air inlet by air intakes arranged on the other side walls.

According to one embodiment, the method also comprises moving the air into the interior space by means of one or more fans arranged in the interior space, said air displacement being preferably carried out in the vicinity of a lateral wall facing the side wall provided with air extraction means, and said air movement more particularly preferably comprising:

- the movement of air from bottom to top near the bottom wall and the side wall facing the side wall provided with air extraction means;

- The displacement of the air to the side wall provided with the air extraction means near the upper wall and the side wall facing the side wall provided with the air extraction means. According to one embodiment, the ratio of the air flow rate extracted on the surface of the side wall provided with the air extraction means is less than or equal to 0.5 m / s, preferably less than or equal to 0, 3 m / s, more preferably less than or equal to 0.2 m / s.

According to one embodiment of the method, the room is a liquefaction module of natural gas.

The invention also relates to an air intake comprising:

an air injection grid adapted to be disposed in an orifice formed in a wall; an enclosure adapted to be fixed on one side of the wall and communicating with the air injection grille;

an air intake duct adapted to be fixed to the wall and communicating with the enclosure by a protective grid, the air inlet duct having a section which is smaller than the section of the enclosure in a plane perpendicular to the air injection grid.

According to one embodiment, the section of the air injection grid available for the passage of air on the side of the enclosure is greater than the section of the air injection grid available for the passage of air. the air on the opposite side to the enclosure and / or the air injection grid is provided with heating means.

According to one embodiment, the air inlet duct is provided with baffles and possibly drains, the baffles preferably being provided with heating means, and the baffles preferably having a surface facing the enclosure and a surface oriented opposite the enclosure, the surface facing the enclosure being less rough than the surface facing away from the enclosure.

According to one embodiment of the local according to the invention, the air intakes are as described above.

According to one embodiment of the method according to the invention, the air intakes are as described above.

The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the state of the art. It more particularly provides a method of ventilating a room, and in particular a highly congested room that can function properly in winter conditions, which is more reliable, simpler and less expensive to implement and operate than the processes. existing.

This is accomplished by means of ventilation operating only in the extraction of air (from the inside to the outside of the room), the entry of air into the room being provided by passive devices (air intakes). , that is to say without mechanical air blowing (from the outside to the inside of the room).

According to some particular embodiments, the invention also has one or preferably more of the advantageous features listed below.

- The dilution of contaminants is controlled regardless of the external conditions and even at a high congestion rate, and thus the safety of the installation is ensured.

The invention makes it possible to save space on the technical premises and save energy consumption compared with traditional mechanical ventilation. - The work of staff is facilitated by the fact that the invention allows a laminar flow of air flow in the room.

The invention makes it possible to dispense with any general heating of the interior space of the room. Indeed, the speed of the air is low, the feeling of cold for the staff remains moderate. Specifically, a low air flow rate, implies a low convective exchange between the occupant and the air of the room, so a feeling of comfort and "hot" compared to the outside). It is therefore possible to provide only localized heating (extra) for certain maintenance operations requiring specific comfort. The energy savings achieved by dispensing with a general heating of the local are considerable.

The invention provides an improved air intake with respect to the intakes of the state of the art. The air intake according to the invention greatly limits the risk of catching ice or blocking by the snow. The air intake according to the invention is advantageously used in the context of the ventilation method according to the invention, but it can also be used in the context of another ventilation method.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Figure 1 schematically shows a room according to one embodiment of the invention, in horizontal section.

Figure 2 shows schematically a room according to one embodiment of the invention, in vertical section.

Figure 3 schematically shows the side wall 3 of the local of Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 schematically shows an embodiment of an air intake according to the invention, in section.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

The invention is now described in more detail and without limitation in the description which follows.

Local according to the invention and ventilation method according to the invention

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the room to be ventilated according to the invention comprises an upper wall 6 (roof), a lower wall 7 (floor) and side walls 2a, 2b, 3, 4. In general, the room is of parallelepipedic shape, and the side walls 2a, 2b, 3, 4 are then four in number. An interior space 5 is defined by all the walls 2a, 2b, 3, 4, 6, 7.

The interior space 5 generally contains industrial type equipment.

According to a preferred embodiment, the room is a liquefaction module of natural gas, that is to say a shed containing a part of the equipment necessary for the production of liquefied natural gas from raw natural gas. However, the invention can also be applied in other fields, for example in the oil, mining, chemical, pharmaceutical and other industries.

According to the invention, the ventilation of the room is ensured by ventilation means which comprise:

- Air extraction means 1; and

- air intakes.

The air extraction means 1 consist of a plurality of fans 15 arranged on a side wall 3, adapted to extract the air from the interior space 5 towards the outside of the room in a uniform manner, that is to say with airflow in laminar flow.

In the context of the present application, air intakes are "passive" devices allowing the passage of air through a wall. In other words, the air intakes in the context of the present application do not have a mechanical rotating machine (fan).

The invention provides that vents are provided in the side walls 2a, 2b, 4 separate from the side wall 3 which comprises the air extraction means 1. In other words, according to the invention, a single side wall has air extraction means, while the other side walls are free of active means of air movement (that is to say active means of extracting air or injecting air) such as fans. The air supply of the room is achieved, through the aforementioned air intakes via an air depression in the room created by the air extraction means 1, and does not involve the action of fans on one side or the other of said air intakes.

The air extraction means 1 according to the invention allow a laminar air displacement throughout the interior space 5, under the combined effect of the natural convection of the air and forced convection caused by the depression existing at the side wall 3 provided with air extraction means 1.

Given that the space occupied by the equipment generally varies with height (the lower part of the space is usually more congested than the upper part of the room), and since the possible contaminants may include light contaminants and heavy contaminants, it is advantageous to carry out a modeling by stratification, that is to say to cut vertically the interior space 5 in successive layers 10, 1 1, 12 and in order to determine the power and the location of the fans allowing to obtain a satisfactory ventilation in each layer 10, 1 1, 12.

The interior space 5 is cut vertically in successive layers 10, 1 1,

12, the power and the location of the air extraction means 1 on the side wall

3 being adapted to the ventilation in each layer, the flow of air being with a laminar regime. In other words, the room has a wall (or wall) supporting the fans for extracting air from several ventilation layers, with for each zone, different fan speeds; this in order to have a stratification of the air layer and a laminar flow.

Typically, the equivalent velocity of the air in the room, which is defined as the ratio of the air flow rate extracted on the surface of the side wall 3 provided with the air extraction means 1, is less than or equal to 0.5 m / s, preferably less than or equal to 0.3 m / s, more preferably less than or equal to 0.2 m / s. This air velocity must be as low as possible to minimize turbulence (system effects) due to the presence of equipment in the room.

In addition, the equivalent velocity of air in each layer 10, 1 1, 12 defined by a vertical partition of the room corresponds to the ratio of the air flow rate extracted from the stratified zone divided by the projected area on the side wall 3 provided with air extraction means 1. Thus, in a lower part of the room (with respect to the vertical direction), and for example in a lower half of the room, the equivalent speed of the air is preferably less than or equal to 0.3 m / s, so more preferably less than or equal to 0.2 m / s (or even less than or equal to 0.15 m / s).

Because of these low speeds, the pressure drops are minimal in the room, even in the presence of a large footprint, and the flow of air is laminar throughout the interior space 5.

Preferably, the ventilation in the room is completed by one or more fans 8, 9 located in the interior space 5, in order firstly to eliminate any dead zones in the interior space 5 (areas where the convection of the air is almost zero) and on the other hand to properly orient the air flow. Thus, these fans 8, 9 are preferably located in the vicinity of the side wall 4 facing (which is opposite) to the side wall 3 provided with air extraction means 1. In one embodiment, the distance of the fans 8, 9 to the side wall 4 is less than or equal to 50%, for example less than or equal to 40%, or less than or equal to 30%, or less than or equal to 20% , the distance between said side wall

4 and the side wall 3 opposite and provided with air extraction means 1. In a particularly advantageous manner, it is thus provided:

one or more fans 9 located near the bottom wall 7 and oriented so as to move air from bottom to top;

one or more fans 8 located near the upper wall 6 and oriented so as to move the air towards the upper part of the side wall 3 provided with air extraction means 1.

In one embodiment, the distance from the fans 9 to the bottom wall 7 is less than or equal to 50%, for example less than or equal to 40%, or less than or equal to 30%, of the distance between said bottom wall 7 and the upper wall 6; and the distance from the fans 8 to the upper wall 6 is less than or equal to 50%, for example less than or equal to 40%, or less than or equal to 30%, of the distance between said upper wall 6 and the bottom wall 7.

In this way, the dead zones located near the side wall 4 facing the side wall 3, provided with the air extraction means 1, are eliminated.

The air extraction means 1 present on the side wall 3 may be fans known in the art and preferably compatible with the regulations for protection against the risk of explosion (ATEX fans). In particular, these fans 15 generally comprise a peripheral clearance of 2 to 3 mm to prevent static electricity phenomena. Electrical tracing can be provided to avoid freezing in this peripheral game. Furthermore, reinforcements of the side wall 3 supporting these fans 15 may be provided to take into account the own vibration modes of said fans 15.

The choice of the number, the power and the flow rate of the fans 15, as well as their implantation on the side wall 3 are carried out so as to obtain the aforementioned stratification as well as a convection of the air in the whole of the interior space 5 with a slow speed, and this according to all the parameters involved, and in particular: the dimensions and size of the room, the geometry of the lamination zone inside the room (layers 10, 1 1, 12) and the nature of potential contaminants (and in particular their more or less high density).

Moreover, in order to avoid the appearance of lateral preferential convection phenomena at the walls 2a and 2b, the "central" part of the side wall 3, supporting the air extraction means 1, is "charged" with fans 15 so that the air extraction capacity is greater in the central part of the room, that is to say that the fans 15 are installed so that the air extraction capacity ( per unit area) is greater in the central portion 13 of said side wall 3 than in the end portions 14a, 14b. FIG. 3 provides an example of implantation of the fans 15 on the side wall 3.

With regard to the implantation of the air intakes on the lateral walls 2a, 2b, 4, which are distinct from the side wall 3 provided with the air extraction means 1, this is made so as to allow a supply of air adapted to the desired convection in the interior space 5. The air intakes can be distributed over all the side walls 2a, 2b, 4 separate from the side wall 3, provided with air extraction means 1.

Portions 16a, 16b on the side walls 2a and 2b are free of air intake near the wall 3, to avoid the risk of contaminant return from outside in the room. Furthermore, the density of air intakes on the side walls 2a, 2b, 4 is generally greater in the vicinity of the lower and upper walls 7 and 7 than in a central part of the side walls 2a, 2b, 4, that is, that is to say that the air intakes will be located in the upper and lower parts of the side walls 2a, 2b and 4.

The air intakes may be conventional air intakes and include for example a set of inclined slats arranged in orifices in the wall, adapted to reduce the air inlet speed in case of outside wind. They may also include heating means to prevent deposits of snow or ice, and include a protective cover.

However, according to a preferred embodiment, the air intakes are as described below.

Air intake according to the invention

With reference to FIG. 4, an air intake according to the invention on a wall

20 (of a room or any type of closed room) comprises three main parts which are, following the direction of flow of the air:

an air inlet duct 21;

an enclosure 22; and

a grid 23 equipped with profiled fins.

The air intake duct 21 is preferably arranged parallel to the wall 20. It comprises a beveled open end intended for the entry of air, and another end which communicates with the enclosure 22. Preferably the air intake duct 21 is oriented so that the open end is directed downwards. Thus, it prevents the accumulation of snow or water in the air inlet duct 21.

Preferably, the air inlet duct 21 is provided with baffles 24, which are intended on the one hand to create pressure drops in order to break the dynamic of the outside wind, and secondly to stop the snow carried in the air stream 28. Preferably, the number of baffles 24 is four at most. Typically, the baffles 24 are plates fixed, for example by welding, to the inner wall of the air inlet duct 21, inclined (that is to say forming with said inner wall an angle less than 90 °) and oriented towards the open end of the air intake duct 21. For example, the baffles 24 may form an angle of about 60 ° with the inner wall of the conduit and the baffle 24 closest to the open end of the conduit may form an angle of about 45 ° with the inner wall of the -this.

The baffles 24 (or a part thereof) may be provided with heating means 26 (for example electrical resistors) for melting the snow accumulating on these baffles 24 (the water resulting from the melting of the snow being driven out of the air intake duct 21 by gravity).

Preferably, the baffles 24 have a different roughness on the surface facing the enclosure (said upper surface) and on the surface facing the open end of the conduit 21 (said lower surface). The lower surface is advantageously rougher than the upper surface (that is to say that the asperities on the lower surface have an average height greater than the asperities on the upper surface), which effectively stops the snowflakes present in the air entering the duct 21. By way of example, it is possible to manufacture the baffles 24 made of 316L stainless steel having an absolute roughness of 1 to 1.5 μιτι (passivated etched sheets) or about 8 μιτι (industrial solder plates), and to add streaks on the lower surface.

It is advantageous to provide drains 25 on one or more baffles 24, and particularly on the baffle 24 closest to the open end of the air intake duct 21, in order firstly to allow the evacuation of the water from the melting of the snow in the air intake and, secondly, to minimize the turbulence phenomena under the baffle 24 closest to the open end of the inlet duct. air 21.

The width of the air intake duct 21 must be large enough to avoid the effects of local increase of the speed of the air in the duct 21. In fact, at the right of each passage of chicane, the accumulation of the snow which would be deposited on said baffles would reduce the section, and thus increase the air velocities.

Between the air intake duct 21 and the enclosure 22, there is provided a protective grid 27 for stopping the snowflakes carried in the air flow. For example, the protective grid 27 may be a plate of 316L stainless steel perforated at 80% ("honeycomb" plate). Between the air intake duct 21 and the enclosure 22 (or plenum), there is provided a protective grid 27 to stop any snow flakes carried in the air flow. For example, the protective grid 27 may be a plate of stainless steel 316L perforated to 80% of the type "honeycomb".

The chamber 22 (or plenum) has a section greater than that of the air inlet duct 21 in a plane perpendicular to the wall 20, and for example in the horizontal plane (which in the illustrated embodiment is the plane perpendicular to the mean direction of flow of air in the air inlet duct 21). This enclosure 22 makes it possible to reduce the speed of the air before the arrival on the profiled grid 23, therefore, to break the dynamic due to the outside wind, and thus to avoid the phenomena of setting ice on the grid 23. Preferably, the dimensions of the chamber 22 are chosen such that the speed of the air is reduced to a value less than or equal to 0.5 m / s in the chamber 22. Preferably, the chamber 22 has an inclined top wall to prevent snow accumulation on the top.

The air injection grid 23 is disposed in an orifice formed in the wall 20 and allows the air to pass through the wall 20. Preferably, the air injection grid 23 comprises a convergent shape, so that to increase the speed of the air during the crossing of the wall 20. Thus, the section of the air injection grid 23 available for the passage of air on the side of the chamber 22 (c ' that is to say on the outside of the room) is greater than the section of the air injection grid 23 available for the passage of air on the opposite side to the chamber 22 (that is to say from the inside to the local).

The air injection grid 23 may be provided with heating means to further reduce the risk of setting ice. These heating means may be electrical resistors arranged in cavities placed in the path of the air and obstructing it.

As an air injection grid 23 can be used a grid distributed commercially by Halton as described for example in the document SE 500838.

EXAMPLE

The following example illustrates the invention without limiting it.

Modeling was carried out on a natural gas liquefaction module 50 m long, 36 m wide and 16 m high. The outside temperature is assumed to be -33 ° C and the outside wind has a speed of 17 m / s. Fans operating in extraction are located on one of the walls perpendicular to the direction of the length of the module. Air intakes are arranged on the other walls. The interior space of the module is modeled in three zones: a zone 10 (lower) of 2.80 m high, highly congested, likely to contain heavy contaminants; an area 11 (intermediate) 4.25 m high, moderately congested, likely to contain medium density contaminants; and an area 12 (upper) 7.15 m high, which may contain light contaminants.

The modeling makes it possible to define an installation of fans on the wall as well as a secondary ventilation in zone 10 (vertical ventilation) and in zone 12 (horizontal ventilation) as represented in FIG. 2 in order to correct the dead zones. The assembly for obtaining a flow of air in laminar flow with a low speed in the entire module.

The characteristics used for the main ventilation (exhaust ventilation) are summarized in Table 1 below:

Table 1 - Main Ventilation Characteristics (Air Extraction)

All fans are of Solyvent-Ventec Axipal BZI helical type. EN 14986 is applicable (zone 1, T3). The reductions in flow (5%) and pressure (10%), due to the presence of an increased peripheral clearance, were taken into account for the calculation of the power. The characteristics used for secondary ventilation are summarized in Table 2 below:

Table 2 - characteristics of secondary ventilation

All fans are Solyvent-Ventec Axipal BZI type with elongated ferrule. EN 14986 is applicable (zone 1, T3). The fans are jet fans.

Explosion simulations were performed on the module of this example. In 64 simulations carried out, the dilution of the gaseous contaminants obtained by virtue of the invention caused the probability of explosion to drop by a factor of 10 compared to a "classic" type standard ventilation.

Claims

1. Air intake comprising:

an air injection grille (23) adapted to be disposed in an orifice formed in a wall (20);

an enclosure (22) adapted to be fixed on one side of the wall (20) and communicating with the air injection grille (23);

an air inlet duct (21) adapted to be fixed to the wall (20) and communicating with the enclosure (22) by a protective grid (27), the air inlet duct (21) ) having a section smaller than the section of the enclosure (22) in a plane perpendicular to the air injection grid (23).

The air intake according to claim 1, wherein the section of the air injection grid (23) available for the passage of air on the side of the enclosure (22) is greater than the the air injection grid (23) available for the passage of air on the opposite side to the enclosure (22) and / or the air injection grid (23) is provided with heating means.

3. Air intake according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air inlet duct

(21) is provided with baffles (24) and optionally drains (25), the baffles (24) being preferably provided with heating means (26), and the baffles (24) preferably having a surface facing the pregnant

(22) and a surface facing away from the enclosure (22), the surface facing the enclosure (22) being less rough than the surface facing away from the enclosure (22).

4. Room having an interior space (5) delimited by an upper wall (6), a lower wall (7) and side walls (2a, 2b, 3, 4), said room being provided with ventilation means, the means ventilation comprising:

- Air extraction means (1) of the interior space (5) towards the outside of the room, arranged on a side wall (3);

- air intakes on the other side walls (2a, 2b, 4);

- one or more fans (8, 9) in the interior space (5).

The room according to claim 4, wherein the fans (8, 9) are located in the vicinity of a side wall (4) facing the side wall (3) provided with air extraction means (1), said fans (8, 9) preferably comprising:

- one or more fans (9) located near the bottom wall (7) and oriented so as to move the air to the upper wall (6); and

- one or more fans (8) located near the upper wall (6) and oriented so as to move the air to the side wall (3) provided with air extraction means (1).

6. Room according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the side wall (3) provided with air extraction means (1) comprises two end portions (14a, 14b) located adjacent adjacent side walls (2a, 2b). ), and a central portion (13) between the two end portions (14a, 14b), the air extraction means (1) being distributed on the side wall (3) so that the extraction capacity of air per unit area in the central portion (13) is greater than the air extraction capacity per unit area in the end portions (14a, 14b).

7. Room according to one of claims 4 to 6, which is devoid of heating means of the interior space.

8. Room according to one of claims 4 to 7, which is a liquefaction module of natural gas.

9. Room according to one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the inner space (5) is cut vertically in successive layers (10, 1 1, 12), the power and the implantation of the extraction means of air (1) on the side wall (3) being adapted to ventilation in each layer, the flow of air being with a laminar regime.

10. A method of ventilating a room having an interior space delimited by an upper wall, a bottom wall and side walls, said method comprising extracting air from the interior space towards the outside of the room by means air extraction means arranged on a side wall, and the air inlet by air intakes arranged on the other side walls, said method also comprising the displacement of the air in the interior space by means of one or more fans arranged in the interior space.

The method of claim 10 wherein said air displacement is effected in the vicinity of a side wall facing the side wall provided with air extraction means, said air movement preferably comprising:

- The displacement of the air to the side wall provided with the air extraction means near the upper wall and the side wall facing the side wall provided with the air extraction means.

12. The method of claim 10 or 1 1, wherein the ratio of the extracted air flow rate on the surface of the side wall provided with the air extraction means is less than or equal to 0.5 m / s, preferably less than or equal to 0.3 m / s, more preferably less than or equal to 0.2 m / s.

13. Method according to one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the room is a liquefaction module of natural gas.

14. Method according to one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the inner space (5) is cut vertically in successive layers (10, 1 1, 12), the power and the implantation of the air extraction means. (1) on the side wall (3) being adapted to ventilation in each layer, the flow of air being with a laminar flow.

15. Room according to one of claims 4 to 9, wherein the air intakes are according to one of claims 1 to 3.

16. Method according to one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the air intakes are according to one of claims 1 to 3.