LoginThe aim of this study is to analyse the impact of volatile organic compounds emissions from asolid flooring material on the concentration field in a ventilated room. A field study has beenconducted in the CSTB experimental house MARIA. Measurements were performed in a testroom recently equipped with a flooring material made of pine wood and under controlledventilation conditions. a-Pinene was selected as tracer from flooring VOC emissions. Velocityand temperature fields are measured in different points of the room. As the experiment isconducted in a room of a real house, thermal conditions cannot be imposed. However, indoor wallsurface temperatures are measured in order to control the stability of boundary conditions duringthe experiment.a-Pinene concentrations were measured in the test room and in the extract flow. The emissionsof the solid flooring material can be calculated from those measurements considering a-pinene asa non reactive compound and steady state conditions.Experiments were conducted for different air flow rates controlled with a mechanical extractionplaced on the door of the room.Measured a-pinene concentrations and air velocities have been compared with steady statecomputional fluid dynamic (CFD) calculation fields. They show a good agreement.We observed a relatively homogeneous VOC concentration field in the room except in the airflow supply and near the flooring surface where stratification of the tracer occurs.
Experimental and numerical VOC concentration field analysis from flooring material in a ventilated room
Year:
2003
Bibliographic info:
Healthy Buildings 2003 - Proceedings 7th International Conference (7th-11th December 2003) - National University of Singapore - Vol. 2, pp 370-375, 3 Fig., 2 Tab., 12 Ref.