MEASUREMENT OF NATURAL DRAFT

Abstract

Various methods for determining air change rates in a building space are critically investigated, and tentative conclusions are drawn from the data. Several buildings are used for the determination of air change rates in potential shelter spaces by gravity circulation alone. The buildings vary in size, use and configuration, and air circulation paths are changed in each building in an effort to determine optimum conditions for gravity ventilation. An experimental test facility is used to check out and refine instrumentation, equipment, and procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1963
Accession Number
AD0429796

Entities

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Civil Defense
  • Construction
  • Defense Systems
  • Detectors
  • Dissipation
  • Ducts
  • Engineering
  • Gas Detectors
  • Heat Energy
  • Humidity
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Water Vapor
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space