Review of tracer gas-based methods for the characterization of natural ventilation performance: Comparative analysis of their accuracy

G Remion, B Moujalled, M El Mankibi - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation systems, taking advantage of natural driving forces, help to reconcile
energy efficient buildings with a good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Its efficiency depends on …

CO2 tracer gas concentration decay method for measuring air change rate

S Cui, M Cohen, P Stabat, D Marchio - Building and environment, 2015 - Elsevier
The measure of air change rate (ACR) in building is a difficult and usually expensive task.
The tracer gas method is the reference technique but its implementation is difficult and the …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor-outdoor NOX modelling in a single-side naturally ventilated room in a real building in Madrid

E Rivas, JL Santiago, F Martín, A Martilli, E Díaz… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The specific objectives of this work are to assess a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
modelling performance through data of one experimental campaign, to quantify the impact of …

Airflow deflectors of external windowsto induce ventilation: Towards COVID-19 prevention and control

W Che, J Ding, L Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the normalization of
the epidemic has posed great challenge to epidemic prevention and control in indoor …

[HTML][HTML] Field measurement of natural ventilation rate in an idealised full-scale building located in a staggered urban array: Comparison between tracer gas and …

HL Gough, Z Luo, CH Halios, MF King… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Currently, no clear standards exist for determining urban building natural ventilation rates,
especially under varying realistic meteorological conditions. In this study, ventilation rates …

Turbulence-induced ventilation of an isolated building: Ventilation route identification using spectral proper orthogonal decomposition

B Zhang, H Hu, H Kikumoto, R Ooka - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Turbulence dominates the natural ventilation of a building when openings are parallel to the
external wind, and multiple factors associated with turbulence simultaneously affect natural …

Wind-driven natural ventilation for buildings with two openings on the same external wall

CR Chu, YH Chiu, YT Tsai, SL Wu - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
This study uses wind tunnel experiments to investigate the wind-driven ventilation for
buildings with two openings on a single wall. The exchange rates are measured by the …

Comprehensive validation of experimental and numerical natural ventilation predictions based on field measurement with experimental house

H Hu, H Kikumoto, R Ooka, C Lin, B Zhang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, field measurements of the natural ventilation rate of an experimental house with
a symmetrical plan and two openings in the east-west direction were conducted under …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of thermal comfort and indoor air flow characteristics for a residential building room under generalized window opening position at the adjacent walls

D Prakash, P Ravikumar - International Journal of Sustainable Built …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort is an imperative factor that determines the health and productivity of the
occupants living in residential buildings. The growing health related symptoms and demand …

Pumping ventilation of corner and single sided rooms with two openings

GC da Graca, DP Albuquerque, M Sandberg… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Corner rooms with two or more open windows in perpendicular facades can be naturally
ventilated in cross-ventilation or pumping ventilation. These two airflow regimes also occur …