Alexander D.K., Etheridge D.W., Gale R.
Year:
1980
Bibliographic info:
Proceedings XXI International Congress for Building Services Engineering, Berlin 17/18 April 1980

Outlines two techniques for estimating ventilation heat losses in houses. The first is a tracer gas technique using a constant concentration of gas and the second a theoretical prediction method. The theoretical technique treats the building as a multi-cell model with specified wind pressure, leakage openings and background leakage area. Reports use of the method for simulating the natural ventilation of a house in London and the effectiveness of sealing the windows and floor.