TY  - BOOK
AU  - Debnath, Ankit (PT500217)
AU  - Damle, Rashmin (Guide)
TI  - Estimating air leakage for star rated hotels in Ahmedabad using blower method (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MBEP TH-0019  
PY  - 2019///
N1  - Contents
1.Introduction  1
1.1.	Background 2
1.2.	Purpose statement 4
1.3.	Research question  4
1.4.	Research objectives  4
1.5.	The significance of the study  4
1.6.	Limitaitons of the study  4
2.Literature Review  5
2.1.	Introduction  5
2.2.	Background  5
2.3.	Construction Practices  5
2.4.	Leakage through window frames  6
2.5.	Airtightness evaluation  7
2.6.	International norms  8
2.7.	Indian scenario  9
2.8.	Learnings from the literature review  9
3.Methodology  10
3.1.	Research methodology  10
3.2.	Data collection approach  12
3.3.	About the blower door software  12
3.4.	Pretest measures  13
3.5.	Equipment setup procedure  13
3.6.	Conducting the test  14
3.7.	Equipment calibration  15
3.8.	Calculation  15
3.9.	Simulation  16
4.Results and discussion  19
4.1.	Hotel room description  19
4.2.	Airflow difference during depressurization and pressurization at 50 Pa  20
4.3.	Air leakage for norms  21
4.4.	WWR and window types  22
4.5.	Leakage pathways  23
4.6.	Age of construction  25
4.7.	Room tariff  26
4.8.	Simulation using Design Builder  27
5 Conclusion  29
References  31
Appendices  33
Appendix A: About the equipment (blower door)  33
Appendix B: Simulation inputs & testing checklist  37

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