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Interzone air movement and its effect on condensation in houses

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  • Riffat, S.B.

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The work is concerned with measuring interzone air movement and investigating its effect on condensation in traditionally built houses. Air flows through a doorway between the lower and upper floors of a house were measured using a tracer gas technique. To study the effect of the temperature difference on interzone air flows, the lower floor of a house was heated to various temperatures in the range 18-35°C using thermostatically controlled heaters. The upper floor was unheated. Two portable SF6 systems fitted with electron-capture detectors were used for measurements of interzonal air flow. The doorway coefficient of discharge was found to be a function of the temperature difference between the two floors of the house. In the second part of the paper, the effect of interzone air movement on condensation is considered. A two-zone moisture transfer model was established and the effect of a kitchen extract fan on the air flow patterns in the house is discussed.

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  • Riffat, S.B., 1989. "Interzone air movement and its effect on condensation in houses," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 49-69.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:32:y:1989:i:1:p:49-69
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