Air infiltration through windows

• Book ID: 104132320
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1940
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 26 KB
• Volume: 230
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/s0016-0032(40)90742-6

✦ Synopsis

The infiltration of cold air to the interior of a building through the clearance openings around movable members of windows and doors under the action of the wind may be an important factor in determining heating load requirements. Equipment for measuring the volume of infiltered air has been developed by Eugene F. Coleman and Roy H. Heald as a part of the investigation of materials and structures suitable for low-cost housing. Building Materials and Structures Report BMS45, which has just been released describes the equipment and methods used in making the infiltration measurements, and presents the results obtained for two types of windows frequently specified for low-cost construction.