Indoor air quality impacts of residential HVAC systems. Phase 2.a report: Baseline and preliminary simulations
NIST is performing whole building airflow and contaminant dispersal computer simulations with the program CONTAM93 to assess the ability of modifications of central forced-air heating and cooling systems to control pollutant sources relevant to the residential environment. The report summarizes the results of Phase II.A of this project, which consisted of three major efforts: baseline simulations of contaminant levels without indoor air quality (IAQ) controls, design of the IAQ control retrofits, and preliminary simulations of contaminant levels with the IAQ control retrofits. In Phase II.B of the study, all of the baseline cases will be modified to incorporate the IAQ control retrofits. The retrofit results will then be compared to the baseline results to evaluate the effectiveness of the retrofits.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Building Environment Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 29124
- Report Number(s):
- PB-95-178893/XAB; NISTIR-5559; TRN: 50762002
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: See also Phase 1 Report, PB--95-135596; PBD: Jan 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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