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Smith C.V.
air change rate
animal house
water vapour
tracer gas
fan
radioactive krypton
Languages
English
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Agricultural Memorandum LXXI, Meteorological Office, Bracknell

Compares methods of calculating ventilation rates in mechanically ventilated animal houses. Ventilation rates in several occupied animal houses were found by 1) measurement of internal to external temperature and moisture differences using a psychrometer;2) measuring decay rates of radioactive krypton as a tracer gas;3) estimating from manufactures rating of fans. Concludes that different methods agree to within the order of 5 or 10% and suggests the use of psychrometer techniques for simplicity.