Variability in residential air leakage

Conference · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5793589

Sherman, M H; Wilson, D J; Kiel, D E

Air leakage is the single most important quantity in the determination of air infiltration in residential structures. Air leakage is most commonly measured using the fan pressurization technique (See ASTM standard E779); the data gathered with this method is often used to determine a leakage constant and a flow exponent. In this report, data gathered from the literature will be compiled into a list of leakage constants and flow exponents, and the variability of these values over climate and housing types will be examined. 6 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA); Alberta Univ., Edmonton (Canada)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5793589
• Report Number(s): LBL-17587; CONF-8404147-2; ON: DE85011985
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASTM symposium on measured air leakage performance of buildings, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2 Apr 1984; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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MEASURING METHODS
VARIATIONS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
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Consumption
& Utilization- Residential Buildings- (-1987)