- Author
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Murray, R. J.
- Title
- Indoor Air Quality and the Measurement of CO and Particulates Emitted From a Residential Wood Burning Fireplace.
- Coporate
- Kansas Univ., Lawence
- Report
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Thesis
August 1994
151 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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fireplaces
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wood
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residential buildings
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carbon monoxide
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particulates
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test chambers
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experimental design
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moisture content
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data analysis
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emissions
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methodology
- Identifiers
- wood and stove certification; ambient air studies; indoor air studies; sampling frame; sample design; sample size and the sample statistic; instrumentation and instrument preparation
- Abstract
- The purpose of this research was to study the effect of a wood burning fireplace on indoor air quality. The peak carbon monoxide concentration, as well as the respirable particulate level were used to assess the impact. To accomplish this, a sealed test chamber, constructed of plastic sheeting, was built surrounding a Heatilator brand fireplace in a home in Lawrence, Kansas. To determine the impact of wood moisture content on emissions, both ten and twenty percent moisture content wood was used. Sixteen samples of each moisture content wood was burned with subsequent sampling of the peak CO level and the particulate catch in the chamber. Indoor and outdoor levels of CO and particulates were also determined during non-burning periods to develop background concentrations. Additional factors for measurement during each burn included the indoor chamber, and outdoor temperatures, the peak stack temperature, air inlet veloicty for the chamber, and the wind speed at stack height.