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Improving Household Safety via a Dynamic Air Terminal Device in Order to Decrease Carbon Monoxide Migration from a Gas Furnace

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  • Nina Szczepanik-Scislo

    (Faculty of Environmental and Power Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland)

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The airtightness of buildings is continuing to grow and impact the indoor environment. Its aim is to conserve energy, but this may influence the indoor air quality and increase contaminant accumulation by limiting the amount of fresh air that infiltrates the building. The goal of this study was to quantify how the contaminants from a faulty gas furnace in a household could impact the occupants. The gas furnace was located in an attached garage and leaked carbon monoxide (CO). Multizone and CFD simulations were caried out to determine if an air terminal device (ATD) with a changing geometry could improve the air quality. The goal of the ATD was to maintain a steady air throw in the garage, while the air flow in the ventilation system would change. A steady air throw should help to remove the carbon monoxide generated from the furnace and prevent infiltration into the household. The results show that with the use of the new ATD, it was possible to maintain a steady air throw and the infiltration of CO was lowered.

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  • Nina Szczepanik-Scislo, 2022. "Improving Household Safety via a Dynamic Air Terminal Device in Order to Decrease Carbon Monoxide Migration from a Gas Furnace," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1676-:d:740276
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    1. Pasut, Wilmer & Bauman, Fred & De Carli, Michele, 2014. "The use of ducts to improve the control of supply air temperature rise in UFAD systems: CFD and lab study," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 490-498.
    2. Nina Szczepanik-Scislo & Jacek Schnotale, 2020. "An Air Terminal Device with a Changing Geometry to Improve Indoor Air Quality for VAV Ventilation Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-20, September.
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