The 1st AIVC Conference -Air infiltration instrumentation and measuring techniques, was held in Windsor, Berkshire, UK, 6-8 October 1980.

Contains 12 papers

The proceedings of the Conference are divided into five sessions: Alternative measurement procedures; Automatic monitoring using tracer gas techniques; Pressurization test methods; Correlation of tracer gas and pressurization measurements; Other measurements.

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The proceedings of the first AIVC Conference are divided into five sessions: Alternative measurement procedures; Automatic monitoring using tracer gas techniques; Pressurization test methods; Correlation of tracer gas and pressurization measuremen
AIVC
Briefly describes method for pressure testing a house. Discusses problems and limitations of method. Discusses results of 130 (de)pressurization tests carried out in dwellings in the Netherlands.
De Gids W.
An automated air infiltration measurement system for large buildings isdescribed. The system consists of a micro-computer, electron capture gaschromatograph, a ten port sampling manifold, and five tracer gas injectionunits.
Grot R.A. Hunt C.M. Harrje D.T.
Proposes a method of linking pressurization measurements in buildings with infiltration rates. The method is based on a simple theoretical model.
Warren P.R. Webb B.C.
Describes the development of an anemometer for the measurement of rapidly fluctuating air flows. Describes the B.R.E. shielded hot wire anemometer.
Robertson P. Cockroft J.P.
Reviews the source and nature of pollutants occurring in indoor air.
Huber G. Wanner H.U.
Describes an automatic measurement system for air infiltration and discusses factors influencing the measurements in single rooms or in a group of connected rooms.
Hartmann P. Muehlbach H.
Describes a method for determining the leakage of an entire building. Each room is pressurized in turn and the leakages of individual rooms are summed to find the total leakage of the building.
Nylund P-O.
Presents a technique using fan pressurization results and weather data to calculate infiltration.
Sherman M.H. Grimsrud D.T.
Describes a dynamic pressure anemometer which belongs to the group of pressure-tube anemometers (pitot-static tubes) and is intended for measurement of one velocity component in a three dimensional flow field at air velocities of 0.1 to 10 m/s.
Phaff J.C.
Reviews experimental techniques for determining the infiltration characteristics of buildings. Discusses the use of wind tunnel models to determine surface pressure distributions and ventilation rates.
Alexander D.K. Etheridge D.W. Gale R.
Presents a survey of tracer gas techniques for measuring air infiltration and includes a theoretical derivation of the equations, a description of each method, and a short description of the experimental procedure.
Sherman M.H. Grimsrud D.T. Condon P.E. Smith B.V.
There is a need for correlating results of pressurization tests with infiltration tests, making it possible to predict the infiltration rate of a building on the basis of a pressurization test. Discusses problems with calculation models
Kronvall J.