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Jordan R.C. Erickson G.A. Leonard R.R.
air change rate
tracer gas
helium
house
Languages
English
Bibliographic info
ASHRAE trans. vol.69 p.344-350 3 tabs. 8 refs. = ASHRAE jnl. May 1963 p.71-76

Reports measurements of infiltration rates in two research houses in Minnesota under different wind, temperature and inside operating conditions using helium as a tracer gas. Suggests linear dependence of infiltration rate on temperature difference and wind velocity. Found infiltration rates varied from 0.1 to 0. 4 changes per hour