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AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.
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Zonal models are often used in analytical calculation of temperature, concentration or humidity conditions in ventilated spaces. The space is divided in two or several zones ( 1 ).
A great deal of the literature on general ventilation expresses the adequacy of the volumetric flow rate of air in terms of the number of room air changes per hour.
A pulse pressurization technique to measure the airtightness of the building envelope is developed. The governing equations are introduced and the procedure for deriving airtightness parameters from the pressure decay curve is shown.
In North America, there is an ongoing effort to repair the effects of corrosion in large boilers and pressure vessels. In recent years this work has been done from scaffolds erected in the boiler or vessel.
Many hazardous chemicals are used in research laboratories. Fume hood is the most efficient and common single equipment used in prevention of chemical exposure of laboratory workers.
The reintroduction of toxic gases emitted from roof stacks can significantly affect the quality of the air inside a building.
In 1998, a program was initiated to develop an innovative backshelf hood system that could achieve a much lower capture and containment (C&C) exhaust rate than traditional backshelf hoods.
Exhaust hoods are used in many industries to remove contaminant from a region close to the source( s) of the generation by the withdrawal of air and contaminant.
Ventilation systems can be divided in many ways, by size, flow rate, velocity, material, placing, aim, etc. One common way is to divide between General Ventilation (GV) and Local Ventilation (LV).
In the printing office the use of dyes and solvents often results in occupational health problems. Today, target levels for industrial air quality and acceptable worker exposure are much lower than before.
Standard design methods for local exhaust hood design require the selection of the necessary capture velocity and then application of empirical equations relating capture velocity with hood flow rate.
The performance of an exterior hood is known to be affected by the cross draft (1, 2).