temperature, total air
[EN 12792:2003, 353]:air temperature of the total air flow supplied by an air terminal device.
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temperature, wet bulb
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:air temperature indicated by a sensing element kept wet (usually by a wick), the indicated temperature thus being related to the rate of evaporation from the wetted bulb. This Wet Bulb Temperature is used … Continue reading →
terrain roughness
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:the character of the terrain over which wind passes upstream of a building, causing the wind velocity to be modified. It is common practice to characterise terrain according to roughness and express the variation … Continue reading →
test pressure
[EN 12792:2003, 357]:static gauge pressure measured in the device to be tested
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[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a specially designed room, to enable experimenters to vary all of the environmental parameters. Thus, given conditions can be tested. It is used mainly for the reconstruction of environmental conditions that represent extreme cases, … Continue reading →