LoginThe ventilation rate in a building depends on many things, one of which is the air temperature. The air temperature in turn depends in part on the ventilation rate.
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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By means of parametric analyses, the paper describes how the "constantness" of a Constant Air Volume system is affected by temperature differences resulting from heat load variations or otherwise. Several design related parameters are considered.
Besides the hygienic aspect, also the aspect of energy saving of heating residential buildings is very important. This is only possible by mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.
Due to the complexity in describing the simultaneous effects of a number of factors that influence the climate of an attic space it has proven to be difficult to make simulations of it.
Radon is the largest source of risk to human health caused by an indoor pollutant, at least in the industrial countries.
A humidity controlled exhaust fan have been tested during the winter season 1991/2. The test have been carried out in a detached one storey house with a flat roof.
The dour threshold value of kitchen exhaust air was experimentally determined during typical cooking situations and tobacco smoking in a dwelling. During cooking, air from the exhaust duct was taken into a sample bag.
The amounts, quality and factors affecting of dust accumulation in supply air ducts of eight nonindustrial buildings were studied.
A sudden contamination of the outdoor air by some toxic gas can have several causes. The primary goal of the investigation was to determine the protection afforded by sheltering indoors.
The house dust mite inhabits bedding and soft furnishings in homes. It is implicated as a major cause of allergic asthma. Maintenance of indoor humidity below a level of 7 g/kg inhibits the growth of the mite population.
The greenhouse effect is one of those topics in environmental politics which are currently worldwide at stake. There are several national concepts aiming at the diminution of CO2-emission in order to lessen the greenhouse effect.
Spillage of combust ion products from open f lued combust ion appliances represents a source of indoor air pollutants which can cause danger to health.
One of the main problems about air flows pattern studies remains the experimental validation of numerical codes developped for interzone air flow and polluant diffusion prediction.
Building air flow is directly related to the building energy consumption and indoor air quality.
A branched connection is a single air flow passage connecting more than two zones.
This investigation is concerned with the determination of velocity pressure loss-factors for HVAC system components using tracer-gas techniques.
A small test room has been built which is five times smaller than the so called Annex-20-room. Different kinds of tracers have been used for visualizing of flow patterns.
A literature review shows that the actual trends to prediction of air flow in multizone buildings are not only due to economical reasons but mainly to indoor air quality, acoustical and thermal comfort improvements.
The external facade of a nine storey office building has been reclad with a ventilated cavity structure with a length to height ratio greater than forty.
The heat loss associated with the external fabric of a building has been greatly reduced by the increased levels of modem insulation, but heating losses associated with cold external air flowing into a building via leakage points in the external f