An investigation of air infiltration characteristics and mechanisms for a townhouse.

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Treado S.J. Burch D.M. Hunt C.M.
permeameter, component leakage, thermography, tracer gas, decay rate, gas heating, house, instrumentation, pressurization, sulphur hexafluoride
Year:
1979
Bibliographic info:
National Bureau of Standards Technical note. 992 August 1979

Reports measurements of air infiltration and leakage using tracer gas and the pressurization technique in a three bedroom townhouse having a gas-fired forced-air furnace system. The measurements were made in order to quantify the amount of infiltration due to various mechanisms.

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