LoginThis paper summarizes a laboratory investigation into the effects that range top diversity, range accessories (including shelving and a salamander) and hood dimensions (including hood height and depth and reservoir volume) have on hood performance
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Contamination sources and prevention is a topic that all facility planners and designers must consider in the data processing environment. Contaminants can be grouped into one of three categories: gaseous, solids (particulates) and liquids.
In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models are used to evaluate how ceiling height affects the overall performance of the air distribution system within a data center environment.
The objective of this field investigation was to compare the impacts on thermal comfort due to vertical location of return air inlets in a residential forced-air system operating in the cooling mode.
Field research performed in 70 central Florida homes found that return grilles are almost always located in the central zone of the house and that individual rooms rarely have ducted returnair or return transfer pathways.
Research in 88 central Florida commercial buildings during the last decade has found that 26% of the air distribution systems had substantially unbalanced return air.
For that IAQ evaluation in a 75 storeys office building, the authors used three indicators (CO2, TVOC, PM10) to assist the building engineering management in the identification of possible improvement measures in indoor air quality control
This paper sums up the findings from three current analyses of BASE data. Using multivariate logistic regression models, the authors found increasing occupant symptoms associated with building related factors.
Measurements of physical, chemical and microbiological parameters were carried out in three classrooms of a school in Porto. They were conducted in winter, spring and summer twice a week. The results are presented.
This paper points out the benefits of on-going testing of building materials. This allow to learn more about the decay or rise of building-related and occupant-related indoor air chemicals.
That study investigated the possibility of using a regenerative desiccant rotor for air purification.A laboratory study was carried out in a climate chamber, a dehumidifier with a silica gel desiccant rotor was installed within it to treat the
Photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) and the tracer gas techniques were used for the testing of indoor air quality and ventilation in nine Spanish office buildings during a 15 day period in May.
A ventilation system effective to solve the SBS problems has been developed : it consists in a circulating ventilation system with air cleaning units that reduce indoor contaminant concentration without increasing the amount of air supply.
Field studies have been carried out in an existing kitchen to investigate the effects of gas stoves on indoor environment.
Night ventilation is a passive cooling technique that can reduce the cooling loads and energy requirements.
The new headquarters for Danish broadcasting company are planned for low energy use and minimization of CO2 emissions.
The aim of that study was to investigate the energy consumption at different gradients in a field environment chamber in Singapore. The results of the experiment are presented along with the authors ' main conclusions.
Energy Performance Policy for the Building sector has been recommended by the European Commission in so far it can help in introducing new techniques that will influence the indoor climate.
A mathematical model is built to evaluate the energy saving potential of a new three rotary wheels fresh air handling unit (TRWFAHU).
Basic steady-state energy and exergy analyses for residential ventilation with and without heat recovery from ventilation air are presented in this paper.