Yun-Sheng Hsu
Evaluation of the indoor pressure distribution during building airtightness tests using the pulse and blower door methods
Hsu, Yun-Sheng; Zheng, Xiaofeng; Cooper, Edward; Gillott, Mark; Wood, Christopher J.
Authors
XIAOFENG ZHENG Xiaofeng.Zheng@nottingham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor - Building Services
Edward Cooper
MARK GILLOTT MARK.GILLOTT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Sustainable Building Design
CHRISTOPHER WOOD christopher.wood@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Abstract
Building airtightness is a critical aspect for energy-efficient buildings as the energy performance of a building can be significantly reduced by poor airtightness. The Pulse technique has been regarded as a promising technology, measuring building airtightness at a low pressure of 4 Pa. However, due to the rapid dynamic nature of the test, a frequently raised question concerns the uniformity of the pressure distribution across the internal space of the test building during the air pulse release. In order to investigate this point, experimental work was conducted in a five-bedroom dwelling. All the tests were conducted at wind speeds less than 0.45 m/s to minimise the wind impact on the indoor pressure. The results show a pressure difference within the building during the Pulse test does exist, but considering the accuracy of differential pressure transducers, the deviation is not significant. In addition, a subtle variation is noted when the Pulse test was conducted at different locations on the ground floor, which may also be caused by variations in the environmental conditions. In terms of the airtightness measurement, a good overall agreement was found between the Pulse technique and the conventional blower door fan pressurisation method, which indirectly verified the uniformity of the indoor pressure distribution during both tests. Moreover, the error analysis demonstrated the validity of the measurement results for the two test methods in this study.
Citation
Hsu, Y.-S., Zheng, X., Cooper, E., Gillott, M., & Wood, C. J. (2021). Evaluation of the indoor pressure distribution during building airtightness tests using the pulse and blower door methods. Building and Environment, 195, Article 107742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107742
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 20, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 24, 2021 |
Publication Date | May 15, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Mar 17, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
Journal | Building and Environment |
Print ISSN | 0360-1323 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 195 |
Article Number | 107742 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107742 |
Keywords | Geography, Planning and Development; Environmental Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; Building and Construction |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5353255 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132321001505 |
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