Experimental study of ventilation performance and contaminant distribution of underfloor ventilation systems vs. traditional ceiling-based ventilation system

Indoor Air

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 306-316

  Chao, C Y ^a   Wan, M P ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Age of air; Breathing zone; Contaminant removal effectiveness; Raised floor; Tracer gas; Underfloor ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CEILINGS; CONTAMINATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MIXING; SMOKE; TOBACCO; VENTILATION;

AGE OF AIR; BREATHING ZONES; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL EFFECTIVENESS; PERFORMANCE DISTRIBUTION; RAISED FLOORS; TRACER GAS; UNDERFLOOR VENTILATION; VENTILATION PERFORMANCE; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

FLOORS;

TOBACCO SMOKE; TRACER;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPERIMENT; GAS; HEIGHT; PERFORMANCE; POLLUTANT; VENTILATOR;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 4544377589     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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