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Lecture: Air Movement and Natural Ventilation

1.  Basic Concepts

    1.1  Natural ventilation

    1.2  Mechanical ventilation

    1.3  Purposes of ventilation

2.  Principles of Natural Ventilation

    2.1  Wind effect

    2.2  Stack effect

    2.3  Combined effect of wind and temperature difference

3.  Design for Natural Ventilation

    3.1  Ventilation rates

    3.2  Flow caused by wind

    3.3  Flow caused by thermal forces

    3.4  Guidelines for natural ventilation

4.  Infiltration and Air Leakage

    4.1  Air leakage area and performance

    4.2  Estimation of infiltration rates

    4.3  Air leakage of building components

Further Reading
 

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