Passive tracer gas measurement of the long term variation of ventilation in three Swedish dwellings

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-343

  Stymne, Hans ^a   Emenius, Gunnel ^b   Boman, Carl Axel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Pentiaq AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dwellings; Field measurement; Passive tracer gas; Ventilation; Weather correlation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS FUEL MEASUREMENT; HEATING;

INSIDE-OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; NORDIC CLIMATE; PASSIVE TRACER GAS MEASUREMENTS; WEATHER CORRELATION;

VENTILATION;

EID: 33751265735     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2006.11683750     Document Type: Conference Paper

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