tracer gas technique, decay

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a tracer gas method for measuring the ventilation rate whereby a quantity of tracer gas is released and the decrease in concentration is measured as a function of time.

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transfer index method

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a method of measuring ventilation rates, by determining the transfer index between two points. The time integral of tracer gas concentrations is determined at one point, following the liberation of a fixed volume of Continue reading →

transfer ratio (Rs)

[EN 13141-7:2021, 3.3]:mass transfer of the discharged air to a zone that is actually recirculated air from the same zone, due to internal leakage and external casing leakageNote 1 to entry: If the transfer ratio is determined with the induct Continue reading →