Indoor Air Quality Impacts of Residential HVAC Systems, Phase 1 Report: ComputerSimulation Plan

摘要

NIST has completed the first phase of a project to study the impact of HVACsystems on residential indoor air quality and to assess the potential for using residential forced-air systems to control indoor pollutant levels. This project will use computer simulations to assess the ability of modifications to central forced-air heating and cooling systems to control the concentrations of selected pollutants in single-family residential buildings. The first phase consisted of three major efforts: conducting a literature review, developing a plan for computer analysis, and holding an expert workshop to discuss the plan. The second phase of the project will involve performing the computer simulations and analyzing the results. This report details the results of the Phase I efforts. The objective of the literature review was to obtain information for planning computer simulations that will be performed in Phase II of the project.