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A Novel Approach To Near-Real Time Monitoring Of Ventilation Rate And Indoor Air Quality In Residential Houses, Achalu Kuma Tirfe
A Novel Approach To Near-Real Time Monitoring Of Ventilation Rate And Indoor Air Quality In Residential Houses, Achalu Kuma Tirfe
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Physics-based infiltration models, like Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) and Alberta Infiltration Model (AIM-2), have been used to predict infiltration rate in near real time. These models are constructed from the driving forces of wind and temperature difference across the building enclosure system, both of which cause pressure differences across the enclosure system for infiltration. The models incorporate other major factors like building leakage characteristics, distributions of openings, microenvironment conditions around the building enclosure as affected by building shields, topography and building shape. The accuracy of the models dependents on getting these factors right. However, these factors are specific for individual …
Infiltration Performance Of Engineered Surfaces Commonly Used For Distributed Stormwater Management, Nick Alexander Valinski
Infiltration Performance Of Engineered Surfaces Commonly Used For Distributed Stormwater Management, Nick Alexander Valinski
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Engineered porous media are commonly used in low impact development (LID) structures to mitigate excess stormwater in urban environments. Differences in infiltrability of these LID systems arise from the wide variety of materials used to create porous surfaces and subsequent maintenance, debris loading, and physical damage. In this study, infiltration capacity of six common materials was tested by multiple replicate experiments with automated mini-disk infiltrometers. The tested materials included porous asphalt, porous concrete, porous brick pavers, flexible porous pavement, engineered soils, and native soils. Porous asphalt, large porous brick pavers, and curb cutout rain gardens showed the greatest infiltration rates. …