Real-time airflow rate measurements from mechanically ventilated animal buildings

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 683-694

  Hoff, Steven J ^a   Bundy, Dwaine S ^a   Nelson, Minda A ^a   Zelle, Brian C ^a   Jacobson, Larry D ^b   Heber, Albert J ^c   Ni, Jiqin ^c   Zhang, Yuanhui ^d   Koziel, Jacek A ^e   Beasley, David B ^f  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HOUSING;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRSPEED MEASUREMENTS; ANIMAL BUILDINGS; ANIMAL HOUSINGS; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; DESIRED CONDITIONS; STATIC PRESSURE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRFLOW; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ODOR; SWINE;

ANIMALIA;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; ODORS; SWINE; VENTILATION;

EID: 68849114809     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.6.683     Document Type: Article

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