000			01764nam a22001697a 4500
999			_c56559 _d56559
082			_aMBEP TH-0019 _bDEB
100			_aDebnath, Ankit (PT500217) _969963
245			_aEstimating air leakage for star rated hotels in Ahmedabad using blower method (Softcopy is also available)
260			_c2019
300			_axi,ii,39p.
505			_aContents 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
700			_aDamle, Rashmin (Guide) _969964
890			_aIndia
891			_aFT-PG
891			_a2017 Batch
891			_aMasters of Technology in Building Energy Performance