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38th AIVC - 6th TightVent - 4th venticool Conference - Nottingham, UK - 13-14 September 2017
The 38th AIVC Conference "Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings", was held in Nottingham, UK, 13-14 September 2017. Contains 113 papers and summaries.
Volume content
Building and ductwork airtightness requirements in Europe – Comparison of 10 European countries | 2017 | English | 10 pp
Mandatory building airtightness testing has come gradually into force in the UK, France, Ireland and Denmark.
Microorganism contaminants removal in a liquid desiccant dehumidification system | 2017 | English | 8 pp
The main focus of this research is to estimate the ability of a liquid desiccant (LD) system operation to remove microorganism particles.
Energy performance prediction of thermoelectric ceiling radiant panels with a dedicated outdoor air system | 2017 | English | 9 pp
This paper proposes a dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) with thermoelectric module radiant cooling panels (TEM-RCP). The DOAS involves the concept of a decoupled system with a parallel sensible cooling unit.
Evaluation of thermal comfort in an office building served by a liquid desiccant-assisted evaporative cooling air conditioning system | 2017 | English | 10 pp
Recent studies examined a liquid desiccant indirect and direct evaporative cooling assisted 100% outdoor air system (LD-IDECOAS) as an energy conserving alternative to conventional air conditioning systems.
Preventing condensation and frosting in an energy recovery ventilator using a preheat coil | 2017 | English | 9 pp
One of the problems presented by energy recovery ventilators (ERV) is the condensation/frosting problem that occurs during winter time. In order to prevent this problem, preheating outdoor air is the most common method used nowadays.