Method for Estimation of CO2 Gains from Persons in Builidings

Carbon dioxide concentration is an important parameter to know Indoor Air Quality of a building. One of the most important sources of CO2 in poor ventilated building is human activity. This work presents a method for experimental determination of human CO2 generation rate based on measuring of time...

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Main Authors: Antonio Rodero, Dorota Anna Krawczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Proceedings
Subjects:
IAQ
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/2/20/1309
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Summary:Carbon dioxide concentration is an important parameter to know Indoor Air Quality of a building. One of the most important sources of CO2 in poor ventilated building is human activity. This work presents a method for experimental determination of human CO2 generation rate based on measuring of time evolution of indoor CO2 concentration. The method is applied to 5 rooms of an educational building from Bialystok (Poland). Similar carbon dioxide gains were obtained in all rooms, around 0.0046 L/s, which correspond to theoretical CO2 generation rates of a sedentary activity for persons, males and females, between 21–30 years old, characteristics of occupants of analyzed rooms.
ISSN:2504-3900