A novel methodology for estimating space air change rates and occupant CO2 generation rates from measurements in mechanically-ventilated buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1161-1172

  Lu, Tao ^a   Knuutila, Anssi ^a   Viljanen, Martti ^a   Lu, Xiaoshu ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

CO2 equilibrium analysis; CO2 generation rate prediction; Maximum likelihood estimation; Mechanically ventilated building; Space air change rate prediction

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANGE RATES; CO2 GENERATION RATE PREDICTION; EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; GENERATION RATE; VENTILATED BUILDINGS;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTIMATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOOR AIR; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MODELING; VENTILATION;

EID: 74249115805     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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