Verification and uses of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indoor air quality model

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6877502

Sparks, L E; Tichenor, B A; Jackson, M D; White, J B

The paper describes a set of experiments used to verify an indoor air quality (IAQ) model for estimating the impact of various pollution sources on IAQ in a multiroom building. The model treats each room as a well-mixed chamber that contains pollution sources and sinks. The model allows analysis of the impact of room-to-room air flows, HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning) systems, and air cleaners on IAQ. The model is written for personal computers. The experiments were conducted in a test house. Three pollution sources were used: moth crystals, kerosene heaters, and dry cleaned cloths. The model predictions were in good agreement with the experimental data, especially when a sink term was included in the model. The paper gives a brief discussion of the theory on which the model is based. Preliminary data and theory of sources and sinks are also discussed. Examples demonstrating the use of the model to analyze IAQ options and to estimate exposure from a pollutant are included.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6877502
• Report Number(s): PB-90-246331/XAB; EPA--600/D-90/052
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR CONDITIONING
AIR FLOW
AIR POLLUTION
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
FIELD TESTS
FLUID FLOW
FUELS
GAS FLOW
HEATERS
HEATING
HOUSES
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
KEROSENE
LIQUID FUELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SIMULATION
SINKS
SPACE HEATERS
TESTING
VENTILATION