turbulent flow

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:motion of fluids in which local velocities and pressures fluctuate irregularly.(see laminar flow; transition flow) [EN 12792:2003, 379]:flow that is characterized by a forward motion accompanied by irregular eddies associated with momentum transfer between Continue reading →

unadapted person (visitor)

[ISO 16814:2008, 2.43]:person entering a space from another area with acceptable perceived IAQ whose sensory perception has yet to become desensitized to some air constituents (such as body odours) in the space.

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uniform mixing

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:the combining of two or more substances such that the parts of one are wholly distributed throughout the parts of another.3.10

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