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19、LL ENVELOPE AIRTIGHTNESS OF BUILDINGS BY THE FAN PRESSURIZATION METHOD USING THE BUILDINGS AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS Prepared Canadian by the Approved by the General Standards Board Standards Council of Canada Published March 1996 by the Canadian General Standards Board Ottawa, Canada K1A 1G6 Minister of
20、 Supply and Services Canada - 19% No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior permission of the publisher. CANADIAN GENERAL STANDARDS BOARD COMMITTEE ON AIRTIGHTNESS AND AIR LEAKAGE TESTING OF BUILDINGS (Membership at date of approval) Shaw, C.Y. Chairperson Ackerman,
21、 M. Buchan, D. Cheung, M. Colantonio, T. Dalgleish, L. Dumont, R. Grot, R. Haysom J. Hill, D. Holland, M. Lauton, M. MacNeish, B. Moffatt, S. Mousseau, P. Parekh, A. Portelance, G. Proskiw, G. Rinella, J. Sinha, R. Soosaar, H. woods, c. Woods, T. Yuill, G. Craig, W. Secretary 1 National Research Cou
22、ncil of Canada University of Alberta Buchan Lawton Parent Ltd. Public Works and Government Services Public Works and Government Services National Energy Conservation Association Saskatchewan Research Council Lagus Applied Technology National Research Council of Canada Canada Mortgage and Housing Cor
23、poration Holland e.g. to predict the amount of air leakage that is likely to occur under various atmospheric conditions. The testing and data analysis procedure and suggested instrumentation included in this standard have been developed and refined by the Institute for Research in Construction (IRC)
24、, National Research Council of Canada, and have been used by the staff of IRC in more than twenty buildings. The test procedure has been specifically developed for use with supply air systems. With some modifications, it can be used for buildings with exhaust air systems. In either case the system m
25、ust have sufficient capacity to pressurize or depressurize the building to the levels called for in the standard. * A “Commentary” companion document, that wilZ give the user an insight into the theoretical basis of this standard, is under development and should be available by the end of 19%. i CGS
26、B CAN/CGSB- l149=15-96 ft m 1874b50 0029084 102 m CAN/CGSB-149.15-96 CANADIAN GENERAL STANDARDS BOARD DETERMINATION OF THE OVERALL ENVELOPE AIRTIGHTNESS OF BUILDINGS BY THE FAN PRESSURIZATION METHOD USING THE BUILDING?S AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 2. 3. 3.1 3.1.1 3.2 4. 4.1 SCOPE AND FIELD O
27、F APPLICATION This is a method for the determination of the overall airtightness of building envelopes. It is not a method for determining the actual air leakage which occurs through a building envelope under the natural influences of wind and buoyancy pressures, or as a result of pressures produced
28、 by the operation of air handling systems. This method is applicable to buildings with air handling systems. The testing and evaluation of a product against this standard may require the use of materials andor equipment that could be hazardous. This document does not purport to address all the safet
29、y aspects associated with its use. Anyone using this standard has the responsibility to consult the appropriate authorities and to establish appropriate health and safety practices in conjunction with any existing applicable regulatory requirements prior to its use. PRINCIPLE The air handling system
30、 is used to pressurize or depressurize the building in a manner such that the total inward or outward flow can be measured (Figure i). Airflow rates are varied in increments to create at least four different pressure differences across the building envelope. These airflow rates and their correspondi
31、ng pressure differences across the building envelope are measured and recorded. The air leakage characteristic of the test building is then determined by plotting the airflow rates against the corresponding pressure differences. REFERENCED PUBLICATION The following publication is referenced in this
32、standard. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) AS- Fundamentals. A reference to a regulation is always to the latest issue. A dated reference is to the issue specified. An undated reference is to the latest issue, unless otherwise specified by the author
33、ity applying this standard. The sources are given in the Notes section. TERMINOLOGY The following definitions apply in this standard: Airtightness (fitanchit l?air) The degree to which unintentional openings in the building envelope have been avoided. Area of Buiiding Envelope (Aire de l?enveloppe d
34、u btiment) The sum of the area of walls, ceilings and floors which enclose the conditioned space. Building Envelope Test Area (Aire d?essai de l?enveloppe du btiment) The sum of the area of the walls, ceilings and floors which enclose the pressurized or depressuized space under test. Conditioned Spa
35、ce (Milieu intrieur) The space where airflow, temperature andor humidity are controlled. Intentional Opening (Ouverture intentionnelle) An opening in the building envelope deliberately made to fulfil a particular function. 1 CGSB CANICGSB- 149.15-96 * 1874650 0029085 049 Pressure tap Supply air fan
36、*/ I Mechanical floors r 8 I Pressure measuring . equipment . Pressure tap FIGURE 1 Test Building Set-up Test floors . Stair - 2 CANKGSB-149.15-96 CGSB CANICGSB- 149-15-96 * 1874650 002908b T85 4.2 Although the definition of each quantity symbol is usually included in the paragraph in which it appea
37、rs, Table 1 provides a list of quantity definitions for those quantity symbols that are included in the body of the standard. TABLE 1 Symbols Quantity Symbol Quantity Definition Unit SI unit Symbol C flow coefficient; a constant used to determine Q litres/second Pascal“ UsPa“ n flow exponent; a cons
38、tant used to determine Q Dimensionless - Pa ambient atmospheric pressure kilopascals kPa Do,b initial pressure difference across the building envelope with Pascals Pa DO., final pressure difference across the building envelope with the Pascals Pa the fan(s) - not operating and sealed fan(s) not - op
39、erating and sealed APO average pressure difference across the building envelope with Pascals the fan) - not operating and sealed flw measured pressure difference across the building, where i = 1, 2, 3, 4 . Pascals Pa Pa *a. corrected pressure difference across the building envelope, Pascals Pa PC ba
40、rometric pressure under calibration conditions kilopascals kPa Prall barometric pressure at the airflow measuring location kilopascals kPa where i = 1, 2, 3, 4 . %i measured airflow rate at the jth fan indicated by the flow litredsecond US QW measuring device create each AP, and i = 1, 2, 3, 4 numbe
41、r of measured pressure differences sum of q, where j = 1, 2, 3, 4 . . number of fans used to litres/second US Qa corrected airflow rate (Appendix C) airtightness value estimated airflow rate (Appendix C) 8 tres/second US litres/second US litres/second US 810 airtightness value at a pressure differen
42、ce of 10 Pa litres/second US 850 airtightness value at a pressure difference of 50 Pa litres/second US 875 airtightness value at a pressure difference of 75 Pa litreshecond US r correlation coefficient (Appendix C) - - R gas constant for air (0.287055 J/g K) Joules/gram x Kelvin J/g x K S building e
43、nvelope area L outdoor air temperature square meters m2 degrees Celsius OC tran air temperature at the airflow measuring location degrees Celsius OC cp density of air kilograms/metre3 kg/m3 CAN/CGSB-149.15-96 3 CGSB CANICGSB- 147-15-96 * m 1874650 0029087 911 5. 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 6. 6.
44、1 6.2 6.3 APPARATUS Fan The supply (exhaust) air fan or fans of the buildings air handling system should have a total outdoor (exhaust) airflow capacity capable of producing a pressure difference across the building envelope of about 60 Pa. (Tests conducted on eight Canadian office buildings indicat
45、ed that the measured airtightness values of these buildings at a maximum pressure difference of 50 Pa were between 1.0 and 2.5 Us per square meter of the exterior wall area. Sufficient fan capacity for testing buildings is estimated to be about 2.5 Us per square meter of the exterior wall area.) The
46、 fan(s) shall have an airflow control apparatus to vary the outdoor air supply rate (e-g. a speed control or a control damper in series with the fan). Pressure-Measuring Apparatus - The pressure-measuring apparatus (e.g. a micro manometer) shall be graduated in maximum increments of 1 Pa, be accurat
47、e within 1 Pa, and operate only within its calibration range. It shall be capable of measuring pressure differences across the envelope over the range required by the test method employed: O to 75 Pa. Airflow Rate Measuring Apparatus - The airflow rate measuring device should be easy to install and
48、remove from existing air ducts. (As an example, an apparatus shown in Figure 2, consisting of a total pressure averaging tube and a static pressure probe can be used for this purpose.) The accuracy of air flow measurement shall be 5% of the measured flow rate. Thermometer - This device shall be used
49、 to measure temperature in degrees Celsius, and shall have a range of -10 to 35OC and an accuracy of floc. Pressure Averaging and Damping Equipment Pressure Averaging Device - There shall be a suitable device for connection of the tubes from the exterior pressure taps to the pressure measuring instrument as shown in Appendix A, Figure A2. Capihry Tubes - To minimize the wind influence, a capillary tubing of the dimensions corresponding to those in Table Al of Appendix A can b
