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| Author | Search for: Tamura, G. T.1; Search for: Wilson, A. G. |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Subject | stack effect; dynamic pressure; air conditioning equipment; wind action; high rise buildings; pression dynamique; installation de climatisation; action du vent; Ventilation; Ventilation |
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| Abstract | Pressure differences caused by chimney action and the operation of air supply and exhaust systems within a nine- storey office building were measured, for various outside temperatures, across the outside walls and vertical shafts and between floors. These pressure differences depend on the characteristics of air leakage through the building envelope and the interior partitions. Using these measurements, it was possible to determine the height of the neutral zone and the relationship between actual and theoretical pressure differences. If these two factors are known, the pressure differences across the building envelope due to chimney action can be calculated with confidence. The air leakage characteristics of the building envelope were determined by pressurizing the building with a known quantity of air. From these measurements, the amount of excess air required to produce a given pressure withon the building can be found. The air leakage characteristics of the test building indicated that there was a total equivalent leakage area far greater than that assessed for the door and window openings. The amount of excess air required to pressurize individual floors depends also on the resistance to air flow between floors. Pressurization of the first floor of the test building caused only a small increase on the pressure difference across the exterior walls of upper floors, since the separation between the first and second floors was relatively airtight. |
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| Publication date | 1966 |
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| Note | Presented at the 1966 ASHRAE Semiannual Meeting, Houston, TX, USA, Jan 24-27, 1966 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Identifier | DBR-RP-307 |
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| NRC number | NRCC 9467
NRC-IRC-3939 |
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| NPARC number | 20375770 |
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| Record identifier | 6235099c-2064-42e6-a734-3cb992562daf |
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| Record created | 2012-07-23 |
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| Record modified | 2020-06-06 |
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