Title
Modeling the influence of building and HVAC system parameters on radon levels in a large building
Abstract
An in-house computer model was used to examine the impact of configurational and operational parameters of a building and of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system on indoor radon concentrations in a large building. The model was calibrated using airflow, pressure differential and leakage data obtained from tests and diagnostics of the building, along with additional experiments involving controlled pressurization and depressurization tests of the building. A parametric analysis using the calibrated model indicated the building ventilation rate and the outdoor air to exhaust air ratio to be significant parameters that affect indoor radon concentration.
Publication Date
12-1-1996
Publication Title
ASHRAE Transactions
Volume
102
Issue
2
Number of Pages
641-648
Document Type
Article
Identifier
scopus
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
0030313686 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0030313686
STARS Citation
Gu, Lixing; Swami, Muthusamy V.; and Anello, Michael T., "Modeling the influence of building and HVAC system parameters on radon levels in a large building" (1996). Scopus Export 1990s. 4314.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus1990/4314