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Air cleaning systems analysis and HEPA filter response to simulated tornado loadings. [TVENT]

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6698882
A computer code, TVENT, for predicting tornado-induced depressurization in air cleaning systems is described. TVENT easily fits on many computers with input/output formats that are familiar to most analysts and HVAC designers. Applications of TVENT to several nuclear facilities in Idaho, New York, and New Mexico are described. Flow-resistance data of HEPA filters for use in TVENT are also described. At low flow resistance appears to be mainly caused by a diffusion mechanism, while at high flow the resistance seems to be caused by the mechanism of momentum exchange.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6698882
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-78-1880; CONF-780819-10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English