MEASUREMENT OF VENTILATION AND AEROSOL-PARTICLES IN BUILDINGS

The work described in the paper is concerned with the measurement of t he flow of tracer gas and aerosol particles in rooms. Measurements wer e carried out in single- and two-zone systems using SF, tracer gas and oil-smoke particles. Initial tests were carried out in a single-zone system using different arrangements of window opening. Results indicat ed that tracer-gas exchange rates were generally higher than particle exchange rates. This was due to the fact that the ventilation air ente ring the zone contained a significant concentration of particles but a negligible quantity of tracer gas. The exchange rates of tracer gas a nd smoke particles through a doorway were also measured in a two-zone system. The doorway coefficients of discharge were calculated using a theory based on the Bernoulli equation. The coefficients of discharge for the opening were in the range 0.4-0.96 for tracer gas measurements and 0.15-0.42 for smoke-particle measurements.