In the summer 1988 13 countries under the International Energy Agency established a cooperative work - Annex 20. This Annex is divided into two subgroups where Denmark contributes in subtask 1. This contribution is giving a historical background for the establishment and the contents of Annex 20. The purpose of Annex 20 is to carry out simulations and full-scale experiments and to compare these investigations. This is done to support a more common use of advanced numerical calculations in engineering flow calculations within the field of ventilation. In the project it is possible for the countries to make investigations which are of particular interest for them in order to increase the understanding of the complicated flow patterns in venti...