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Building Air Change Rate and Infiltration Measurements
By
HR Trechsel
HR Trechsel
1
National Bureau of Standards
, Washington, D.C. 20234
; symposium chairman
.
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-0607-6
ISBN:
978-0-8031-0607-9
No. of Pages:
195
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1980
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An Automated Controlled-Flow Air Infiltration Measurement System
By
PE Condon
,
PE Condon
1
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, University of California
, Berkeley, Calif. 94720
.
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DT Grimsrud
,
DT Grimsrud
1
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, University of California
, Berkeley, Calif. 94720
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MH Sherman
,
MH Sherman
1
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, University of California
, Berkeley, Calif. 94720
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RC Kammerud
RC Kammerud
1
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, University of California
, Berkeley, Calif. 94720
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Page Count:
13
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Published:1980
Citation
Condon, P, Grimsrud, D, Sherman, M, & Kammerud, R. "An Automated Controlled-Flow Air Infiltration Measurement System." Building Air Change Rate and Infiltration Measurements. Ed. Trechsel, H. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1980.
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A description is presented of an automated, controlled flow air infiltration measurement system. This system measures total air flow, a volume per unit time, due to infiltration in a test space. Data analysis is discussed and the mixing problem is analyzed. Different modes of operating the system are considered: (a) concentration decay, (b) continuous flow in a single chamber, and (c) continuous flow in a multichamber enclosure. Problems associated with the use of nitrous oxide as a tracer gas are described.
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