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_aMBEP TH-0101 _bMEN |
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_aMenezes, Mervyn (PBE22196) _998843 |
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245 | 0 | _aDetermining air infiltration rates in apartments with tracer decay and blower door methods (Softcopy is also available) | |
260 | _c2024 | ||
300 | _axvi,53p. | ||
505 | _aTable Of Contents Abstract I Undertaking Iii Certificate V Acknowledgements Vii Abbreviations Ix Table Of Contents Xi List Of Figures Xiii List Of Tables Xv Chapter-1: Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Purpose For The Study 2 1.3 Research Objective 3 1.4 Scope 3 Chapter-2: Literature Review 5 2.1 Tracer Gas 5 2.2 Blower Door Method 6 2.3 Relevance Of The Study 8 Chapter-3: Methodology 9 3.1 Blower Door Method 10 3.1.1 Procedure For Preparing The Apartment Before The Blower Door Test 11 3.1.2 Procedure For Setting The Blower Door Equipment 11 3.1.3 Procedure For Conducting The Blower Door Test 12 3.1.4 Limitations Of Blower Door Testing Method 13 3.2 Tracer Gas Method 13 3.2.1 Procedure For Preparing The Apartment Before Tracer Gas Test 13 3.2.2 Procedure For Conducting Co2 Concentration Decay Method In The 13 3.2.3 Limitation Of Tracer Decay Testing Method 14 3.3 Pilot Study 14 3.3.1 Using Teclog 4 Software For Blower Door. 15 3.3.2 Observations From The Software. 15 3.3.3 Using Co2 As Tracer Gas For Tracer Decay Method 16 3.3.4 Observations From The Decay Curve 16 Chapter-4: Analysis Of Results 19 4.1 Description Of Apartments 19 4.2 Infiltration By Blower Door Method 20 4.3 Infiltration By Tracer Decay Method 21 4.4 Factors Affecting Infiltration In Apartments 25 4.5 Comparison Of Testing Methods 26 4.6 Discussion 32 Chapter-5: Conclusion 35 5.1 Limitations In The Study 36 5.2 Future Scope Of Work 36 References 37 Appendix 41 Appendix A: Documentation Of Experimented Apartments Showing The Position Of Co2 Logger 41 Appendix B: Ach By Tracer Decay Method For Minimum Sampling Duration 46 | ||
700 | _aDamle, Rashmin (Guide) | ||
890 | _aIndia | ||
891 | _a2022 Batch | ||
891 | _aFT-PG | ||
891 | _aMasters of Technology in Building Energy Performance | ||
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