Ventilation requirements for the control of body odour.

Fanger P.O.
air quality, carbon-dioxide, environmental chamber, odour
Year:
1983
Bibliographic info:
Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Building Energy Management 30 May-3 June 1983 Iowa USA 7pp. 6 figs. 7 refs. #DATE 30:05:1983 in English

89 male and female judges have evaluated the intensity and acceptance of body odour when they enter 2 experimental auditoria occupied by 41-216 men. More than 1000 men served as occupants during 200 experiments. Varies ventilation rate, space volume per occupant, and temperature. Finds carbon-dioxide to be a useful index of body odour intensity. Finds no significant influence of space volume per occupant on odour intensity or steady-state ventilation requirement. Establishes a relation between the percentage of dissatisfied and CO2 concentrations.

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