- Author
- Persily, A. K.
- Title
- Ventilation Effectiveness in Mechanically Ventilated Office Buildings.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 85-3208, August 1985,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- ventilation; office buildings; efficiency; effectiveness; measurement; measuring instruments; air flow | equipment design | mechanical equipment
- Identifiers
- air quality; air infiltration
- Abstract
- The paper examines several definitions of ventilation effectiveness and associated tracer gas measurement techniques. Techniques for making ventilation effectiveness measurements in mechanically ventilated office buildings are discussed with reference to building and mechanical equipment design and tracer gas instrumentation. Specific strategies are proposed for measuring ventilation effectiveness on different scales ranging from individual rooms to whole buildings.