Performance of passive stack ventilation with heat recovery system.

In order to explain the effect of heat recovery on a passive ventilation system using stack effect, and to show the factors and conditions that the heat-recovery system can be installed in a passive ventilation system, the following investigations are made. The characteristics of the airflow in houses using the passive ventilation with the heat recovery units were investigated from scale model experiments and numerical experiments. And the effect of energy saving by the heat recovery system was investigated from numerical experiments using the standard weather data of cities in Japan.

The influence of an architectural design alternative (transoms) on indoor air environment in conventional kitchens in Taiwan.

This study investigates indoor air environment via the flow fields, temperature fields and air contaminants (carbon monoxide) distributions in conventional residential kitchens, and looks for effective methods to solve those problems through natural ventilation techniques. Numerical simulations of the physical problem under consideration have been performed via a finite volume method for solving the governing equations and boundary conditions.

Air filters for better indoor air quality.

The need to separate impurities from air or other gases has increased as regards both the degree of separation and the necessity to separate finer particles. An 85% efficiency filter is a prerequisite for the correct functioning of ventilation systems and to improve indoor air quality (IAQ).

Long-term testing of gas adsorption filters for ventilation systems.

A test rig for long-term tests of activated carbon filters was developed consisting of eight parallel test-filter sections. The test-rig was installed on the roof of a six storey commercial building located in the centre of Goteborg, Sweden. By this arrangement, eight activated carbon filters are tested simultaneously under realistic conditions, using the pollutants in the ambient outdoor air as challenge substances.

Performance of automotive cabin air filters.

The cabin air filter performance is of prime importance for the air quality in vehicles. New clean filters were tested but also filters loaded with actual traffic contaminants. Both laboratory and field measurements were included in the study. Direct reading instruments and filter sampling was used for the loading rate determinations. The filter performance includes particle filtration efficiency with regards to particle size, filter loading and flow rate as well as filter pressure drop related to filter loading. Test results for these paramenters are presented.

Adsorption purification of indoor air, mainly from formaldehyde.

Formaldehyde (FA) adsorption, including that in the presence of water vapours, has been evaluated on adsorbents of various nature and porous structure. The efficiency of porous adsorbents (active carbons, silica-gels) with a pore size of 2-200 nm, providing rapid adsorption of low FA concentrations from dry air and a high sorption from the FA water mixture, has been demonstrated. Recommendations on the practical use of adsorbents for indoor purification have been given.

A simulated test for cleaning efficiency of two kinds of indoor air cleaners.

Indoor air quality is decreasing year by year. It is very necessary to find a kind of efficient cleaner to improve the indoor air quality. Two kinds of cleaners were tested. Both of them were made in China. Four simulated chambers were used. The research was performed with monitoring and toxicological tests. The results showed the cleaner A absorbed and filtered smoke very fast. But CO and CH2O could not have been absorbed and filtered. Cleaner B either could absorb smoke or could exchange air with outdoor air. The cleaning efficiency of cleaner B is better than that of cleaner B.

Removal of VOC by photocatalytic degradation involving photochemical reaction with O3 under short-wavelength UV irradiation.

Photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with short-wavelength UVlight (254 nm) is an attractive technique in the view of perfect mineralization to CO2. In thisstudy, shorter wavelength of UV light involving 185 nm which generates O3 was used as a lightsource, and as a photocatalyst, titanium dioxide (TiO2) and its mixture with ozonedecomposition catalyst (ODC) was tested to improve photocatalytic activity. Their validity wasevaluated from the removal ratio of toluene by photocatalysis and the size distribution ofgenerated particles by gas-to-particle conversion.

A method for measuring air cleaner effectiveness.

Air cleaners are unitary devices that contain filtration media and fans. They are marketed for cleaning air in rooms. There is no current method for measuring the effectiveness of these devices in rooms of the size where they are typically installed. The proposed method provides engineers and manufacturers with a tool for evaluating and predicting applied air cleaner performance. Test results provide the effective ventilation rate of the device. This rate can be stated in terms of the whole room average, or for specific regions of concern, such as work areas, within the room.

Research into thermal decomposition of indoor suspended bioparticles.

Airborne fungi in indoor air has the possibility to cause the air pollution problems of the fungally infection syndrome and the allergy syndrome, etc. in residence environments. Because the carcass of airborne fungi becomes and allergen, it is difficult to remove the allergen effectively only by mere sterilisation. In this research, the pyrolysis of fungi was examined by using the heat of the high temperature from the heater used the combustion of natural gas.

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