Abstract
A novel method for determining air infiltration for mechanically ventilated buildings is presented in this paper. It consists of a model that uses size-resolved particle concentrations of the outdoor, filtered supply, and exhaust air as input. Based on these continuously measured concentrations, the infiltration rate can be inferred by fitting the experimentally obtained indoor concentrations with theoretically calculated values. The approach was validated by continuous long-term field measurements made over a four-month period. The results show that infiltration rates could be reliably estimated using this method and that the calculated infiltration rates were clearly dependent on the wind speed.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Science and Technology for the Built Environment |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 25 Jun 2019 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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A novel method for determining infiltration of mechanically ventilated buildings. / Kulmala, Ilpo (Corresponding Author); Parviainen, Heikki; Hall, Ian; Pasanen, Pertti.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel method for determining infiltration of mechanically ventilated buildings
AU - Kulmala, Ilpo
AU - Parviainen, Heikki
AU - Hall, Ian
AU - Pasanen, Pertti
PY - 2019/6/25
Y1 - 2019/6/25
N2 - A novel method for determining air infiltration for mechanically ventilated buildings is presented in this paper. It consists of a model that uses size-resolved particle concentrations of the outdoor, filtered supply, and exhaust air as input. Based on these continuously measured concentrations, the infiltration rate can be inferred by fitting the experimentally obtained indoor concentrations with theoretically calculated values. The approach was validated by continuous long-term field measurements made over a four-month period. The results show that infiltration rates could be reliably estimated using this method and that the calculated infiltration rates were clearly dependent on the wind speed.
AB - A novel method for determining air infiltration for mechanically ventilated buildings is presented in this paper. It consists of a model that uses size-resolved particle concentrations of the outdoor, filtered supply, and exhaust air as input. Based on these continuously measured concentrations, the infiltration rate can be inferred by fitting the experimentally obtained indoor concentrations with theoretically calculated values. The approach was validated by continuous long-term field measurements made over a four-month period. The results show that infiltration rates could be reliably estimated using this method and that the calculated infiltration rates were clearly dependent on the wind speed.
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U2 - 10.1080/23744731.2019.1620577
DO - 10.1080/23744731.2019.1620577
M3 - Article
JO - Science and Technology for the Built Environment
JF - Science and Technology for the Built Environment
SN - 2374-4731
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