Statistical data analysis method for multi-zonal airflow measurement using multiple kinds of perfluorocarbon tracer gas

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 546-557

  Okuyama, Hiroyasu ^a   Onishi, Yoshinori ^a   Tanabe, Shin ichi ^b   Kashihara, Seiichi ^c  

^a SHIMIZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Waseda University Asahi Kasei Homes Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Least squares; Multi zonal airflow measurement; Perfluorocarbon tracer gas

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COVARIANCE MATRIX; CURVE FITTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERRORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PRESSURE CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY;

AIR FLOWRATES; AIRFLOW MEASUREMENTS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DIAGONAL ELEMENTS; ERROR FACTORS; ERROR MATRIXES; ERROR VARIANCES; ESTIMATION METHODS; GAS CONCENTRATIONS; GAS EMISSION RATES; LEAST SQUARES; MASS BALANCES; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MULTI-ZONAL AIRFLOW MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; PERFLUOROCARBON TRACER GAS; PERFLUOROCARBON TRACERS; RATE ESTIMATIONS; RELIABILITY EVALUATIONS; RESIDUAL SUM OF SQUARES; STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSES; TOTAL VARIATIONS; UNKNOWN PARAMETERS;

MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

AIRFLOW; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MASS BALANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE GAS; VENTILATION;

EID: 56349124626     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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