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Bibliographic database Airbase
AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.
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In a building with two parts, one with bad indoor air quality, workers have been moved around from one to another and absenteeism rate and causes have been monitored.
To increase our understanding of the olfactory and trigeminal (i.e., sensory irritation) impact of chemical mixtures we have studied the binary mixture butyl acetate/toluene.
A building energy similation code (ACCURACY) was used to compare indoor humidity in an office room in a hot and humid climate (Hong Kong weather condiitons) equipped either with a conventional constant volume all air system or with a chilled ceili
This paper presents an analysis of air-to-air total heat exchangers (heat and mass transfer) built up using moisture permeable paper (but impermeable to air molecules).
This paper analyses through CFD simulation results the removal effectiveness in an office cooled by a chilled ceiling combined with either mixing or displacement ventilation.
Numerical simulation (CFD code) was used to optimise the design of the ventilation system of a large underground bus terminal complex near Seoul (Korea).
A questionnaire about the perception by HVAC systems designers of indoor air quality problems, already used in the USA in 1993 on a group of 60 designers, was submitted to 32 Polish HVAC designers. Results of both surveys are compared.
A big airport hangar for planes (177x37x92 m) was studied using CFD in cold season conditions. Without nozzle jets for air supply, severe temperature stratification occurs.
Fiberglass duct interior liners with and without biocides were submitted in an environmental chamber during 15 days to high air humidities, moisture and nutrient.
Sixty pubs were investigated in the UK to measure environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) concentrations in smoking and non-smoking areas. The ETS sampling equipment is described.
The performance of two gaseous air cleaners in a single test room was measured for toluene. The effectiveness is between 82 and 94%. Numerical simulations were performed with CONTAMW software to predict indoor air quality.
A test protocol for the determination of fractional filtration efficiency of electrostatic precipitators was developed in order to determine the changes in efficiency of these appliances in real life, due to reduced corona discharge from the ioniz
Experiments with an air-handler and electronic air cleaner (producing ozone) were operated in a Canadian house to analyse ozone indoor levels for different air change rates and outside ozone levels.
The impact of an ozone generator air cleaner was investigated in a full scale test chamber.
Three portable air cleaners alone or combined with ultra-violet germicidal irradiations were tested to determine their capacity to remove airborne bacteria. Results give values of airborne bacteria removal rates.
The potential for natural ventilation is the rating of the possibility to achieve a good indoor air quality by natural ventilation only. The potential for passive cooling can also be defined.
A design procedure of material and hybrid ventilation systems is described. It includes a climate suitability analysis, a loop equation design method and a detailed multizone coupled thermal-airflow analysis using CONTAM97R software.
As part of a graduation research, six case studies were carried out to assess the validity of 10 often heard assumed disadvantages of natural ventilation in offices, including poor IAQ and thermal discomfort.
This study presents a comparison of perceived indoor conditions in both air-conditioned and naturally ventilated buildings.