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INFILTRATION AND LEAKAGE PATHS IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES: A MULTIZONE INFILTRATION CASE STUDY.

Author(s) : BASSETT M.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

DESCRIBES PRELIMINARY WORK TOWARDS VALIDATING MODELS THAT PREDICT AIR FLOW RATES BETWEEN SEVERAL ZONES. IT IS PRELIMINARY IN THAT IT EXAMINES THE QUALITY AND DEFINITION OF PHYSICAL DATA NEEDED FOR A MORE TESTING AND THOROUGH VALIDATION. THE EXPERIMENTAL DATA CONSISTED OF AIR FLOWS BETWEEN THE SUBFLOOR, LIVING SPACE AND ROOF SPACEZONES FOR FIVE SINGLE STOREY HOUSES, TOGETHER WITH AIR LEAKAGE RATES FROM OUTSIDE. STATES THAT SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT WAS GENERALLY ACHIEVED BETWEEN MEASURED AND CALCULATED INFILTRATION RATES IN EACH OF THE THREE ZONE TYPES. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 26, N 3, 1991/05-06, 91-00725.

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  • Original title: INFILTRATION AND LEAKAGE PATHS IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES: A MULTIZONE INFILTRATION CASE STUDY.
  • Record ID : 1992-0759
  • Languages: English
  • Source: AIVC, Tech. Note - n. 27
  • Publication date: 1990/02
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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