The influence of the Reynolds number on low speed flow (essentially incompressible flow) is discussed. A first set of literature is reviewed to identify effects of low Reynolds number on flows in rooms. Methods of incorporating low-Reynolds-number effects in existing turbulence models are surveyed.
The proposed task addresses the measurement methods using several tracer gases to measure the air flow rates between several zones of a building and between these zones and the outside air. If the building has N zones, there are N(N+1) unknown flowrates, which can be measured simultaneously using N different tracers. In so-called active methods the sampling of the atmospheres of the zones is made an active way, that is using either a mechanical pump or a manually actuated syringe or bag.