CO2 tracer gas concentration decay method for measuring air change rate

Building and Environment

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 162-169

  Cui, Shuqing ^a   Cohen, Michaël ^a   Stabat, Pascal ^a   Marchio, Dominique ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Concentration decay; Gas tracer; In situ measurement; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; TRANSMITTERS;

CONCENTRATION DECAY; GAS TRACERS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE TRANSMITTERS; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; REFERENCE TECHNIQUE; TRACER GAS METHODS; VENTILATION EFFICIENCY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIRFLOW; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MIXING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

EID: 84912011416     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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