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Document ID (ISN)68620
CIS number 97-619
ISSN - Serial title 0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Year 1996
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Jankovic J.T., Ihle R., Vick D.O.
Title Occupant generated carbon dioxide as a measure of dilution ventilation efficiency
Bibliographic information Aug. 1996, Vol.57, No.8, p.756-759. Illus. 8 ref.
Abstract Dilution chamber tests were carried out to test a model for estimating the rate of decay of occupant generated carbon dioxide after workers have left a work area. The slope of the decay curve was used to calculate the number of effective air changes per unit time and hence the effective ventilation rate. Tests in 34 locations showed that the number of air changes, as measured by carbon dioxide decay, was positively correlated with subjective assessment of ventilation effectiveness.
Descriptors (primary) carbon dioxide; air exchange rate; ventilation design
Descriptors (secondary) mathematical models
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Heating, ventilation and climate
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Ventilation
Carbon dioxide
Inorganic substances