test pressure
[EN 12792:2003, 357]:static gauge pressure measured in the device to be tested
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testing chamber (Also known as Environmental Chamber)
[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 →
theoretical air flow rate of a louvre
[EN 12792:2003, 358]:product of the core area and the air velocity calculated, using the pressure difference across the louvre as a dynamic pressure, assuming a pressure loss coefficient equal to 1.
Continue reading →thermal bridging factor (of an air handling unit)
[EN 12792:2003, 359]:ratio of the lowest temperature difference between any point on the external surface and the mean internal air temperature, and the mean air to air temperature difference
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[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a condition of satisfaction expressed by occupants within a building to their thermal environment. The thermal comfort condition is a subjective feeling of satisfaction, building designers attempt to satisfy as many of the occupants … Continue reading →