LoginThis paper presents the results of an analysis of available scientific findings on how ventilation rate affects work performance. Almost all studies found an increase in performance with higher ventilation rates.
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The French car group Peugeot-Citroen has been using for several years the perforated textile ducts at high induction Mix-ind for the heating of its industrial premises.That air diffusion technique uses the blowing air to start the moving of the am
The method presented in this paper is called DIAGVENT, it was set up by the CETIAT (Aeraulic and air handling technical center) to provide the professionals a practical tool for the diagnosis of the ventilation installations in residential bui
In this paper the development of international standards for filters used in general building ventilation and for gas turbine intake air cleaning is examined.
Ashrae 52.1 and 52.2 test standards have been of great value in providing classification methods to compare and contrast filter performances.
In the first part of this paper, the techniques that allow the reduction of the radon exposure in buildings are presented.
According to the authors, there is a way to increase levels of filter efficiency while reducing the expense of the upgrade.
Five ionic air purifiers - two wearable and three stationary - producing unipolar air ions are evaluated in this study.The aim is to check their ability to reduce aerosol exposure in confined indoor spaces.The data suggests that the unipolar ioni
This paper describes the performance of a comprehensive experimental study to evaluate the capabilities of 6 different air-cleaning devices that included either HEPA filtering or electrostatic precipitation.
This paper reports the test results of a new photocatalytic oxidation air filter unit (PCO unit) that has been designed for aircraft cabin applications.
Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) is a new approach that destroys chemically the pollutants instead of adsorbing them into a matrix. A high conversion of organic pollutants can be obtained with no production of ozone.
The overall performance of an air purifier in removing toal volatile organic compournds (TVOC) is presented in this paper.
The objective of the present paper was to investigate the ability of activated carbon filters to protect office workers from the contaminants originally emitted outdoors.
The performance of an air cleaner depends on the outdoor air change in the space where it serves.
In this paper, the authors comment on the testing process of portable air cleaners whose test protocol is based on the measured decay rate of contaminant concentrations with the air cleaner operating compared with the measured decay rate when the
That laboratory study was conducted to investigate the co-sorption effect of a dessicant rotor as an air-cleaning device and to show its practical value on improving perceived air quality.
The fibers in the electret filter are permanently charged, so electrostatic forces act between the charged fibers and the aerosol.
The performance of a particulate air filter is mostly based on the filtration efficiency obtained by weight method (for CPA filter) or dust spot method (for MEPA filter).
In the aircraft cabin environment, the major air pollution source inside the cabin is human bioeffluents. The performance of PCO (photocatalytic oxidation) air cleaners for this group of pollutants at low humidity is not well documented.
This article deals with the most critical issues and outstanding solutions in the Indoor Air Quality field.