Indoor Air Quality Fundamentals - Honeywell AUTOMATIC CONTROL Engineering Manual

Introduction
Definitions
Abbreviations
Indoor Air Quality Concerns
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Air Contaminants ................................................................................. 154
Contaminant Sources ..................................................................... 154
Outdoor Contaminant Sources ................................................... 154
Indoor Contaminant Sources ...................................................... 155
General ................................................................................... 155
Building Materials And Furnishings ........................................ 155
Occupancy And Process Related Contaminant Sources ........... 156
Residential Occupancy ........................................................... 156
Office Building Occupancy ..................................................... 156
Health Care Occupancy ......................................................... 157
Industrial Occupancy .............................................................. 157
Occupant Related Contaminant Sources ................................... 157
Contaminant Types ......................................................................... 157
Particulate Contaminants ............................................................ 157
Gas And Vapor Contaminants .................................................... 158
Radionuclide Contaminants ........................................................ 158
Indoor Air Contaminant Indicators ....................................................... 158
Human Responses To Contaminants ............................................. 158
Building Responses To Contaminants ............................................ 158
Design Considerations. ....................................................................... 158
General ........................................................................................... 158
Eliminating Contaminant Sources ................................................... 158
Eliminating Contaminant Paths ....................................................... 158
Remediating Contaminant Levels ................................................... 159
Particulate Contaminant Remediation ........................................ 159
Gas Contaminant Remediation .................................................. 159
Effects of Temperature .................................................................... 159
Effects of Humidity .......................................................................... 160
Design Procedures .............................................................................. 160
General ........................................................................................... 160
Ventilation Rate Design Procedure ................................................. 161
Indoor Air Quality Design Procedure ............................................... 161
Recirculation Requirements ....................................................... 162
Ventilation Optimization .............................................................. 162
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INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNDAMENTALS

Indoor Air Quality
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