The 12th AIVC Conference - Air movement and ventilation control within buildings, was held in Ottawa, Canada, 24-27 September 1991.
Contains 88 papers.
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The study recommends adoption of the new higher ventilation rates, but with the use of alternative occupancy densities. To verify compliance with Standard…
Field investigations were undertaken on five houses to determine the potential for improved performance and lower costs through the use of a demand…
This article discusses the application of tracer gas methods to industrial hygiene investigations. It introduces the basic concepts necessary to understand…
This paper reports the design, development, calibration and testing of a fast-response, multi-channel tracer gas concentration measuring instrument. The…
Zonal models are a promising way to predict air movement, in a room with respect to comfort conditions and gradient of temperature, because they require…
This paper describes the application of numerical models to predict the ventilation rate and internal air movement patterns for a naturally ventilated…
The performance of a system for demand-controlled ventilation was investigated for a period of 1.5 years. Presence sensors of the passive infrared type are…
This report describes tracer gas measurements of the local mean age of air at different locations within an office room. These results are used to assess…
The present work is an investigation of ground heat exchangers for the air-conditioning of the supply air to residential buildings. To this end, an…
Mechanical devices such as exhaust fans and air handlers interact strongly with natural infiltration. In the past, the effects of mechanical systems have…
In Halmstad a multi-apartment house has been built with air carried heating. Fresh air was used as the only heat carrier. To improve the air quality it was…
A "HESCO"-type diffuser was selected as an example for the validation exercise in the IEA Annex 20 project (Air flow pattern within buildings). It consists…
A new algorithm for the continuous measurement of variable air change rates with tracer gases will be presented. It differs from the constant concentration…
Simplified, physical models for calculating infiltration in a single zone, usually calculate the air flows from the natural driving forces separately and…
Modern one-family houses in Scandinavia are often ventilated by an exhaust fan. Most of the outdoor air probably enters through whatever cracks and openings…
A new handbook, describing in details the measurement techniques which could be used to better understand the infiltration and ventilation in buildings is…
The knowledge of IEA-Annex 14 'Condensation and Energy' has been applied to develop a new strategy for humidity control in dwellings. The presented control…
Air infiltration and ventilation has a profound influence on both the internal environment and on the energy needs of buildings. In most electrically heated…
A test room with a Displacement Ventilation System was built. Temperature control was provided with a DDC (Direct Digital Control) System, controlling the…
Airflow rates are directly affected by the amount of open area and consequently by the inhabitant behavior with respect to window opening. In this paper, a…