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IAQPC: AN INDOOR AIR QUALITY SIMULATOR
Citation:
Owen, M., P. Lawless, T. Yamamoto, D. Ensor, AND L. Sparks. IAQPC: AN INDOOR AIR QUALITY SIMULATOR. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-93/150 (NTIS PB93212397), 1989.
Description:
The paper discusses an Indoor Air Quality Simulator for Personal Computers (IAQPC), developed in response to the growing need for quick accurate predictions of indoor air contamination levels. eating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers need ways to determine if a planned system will ensure the health of building occupants. cientists will find the program useful as an experimental design aid. uilding maintenance personnel will be able to use it to determine approaches that will alleviate contamination problems. ersion 2 of the IAQPC extends Version I with more extensive input menus and output options. mproved algorithms for contaminant transport and flow have been incorporated. he program runs in a fraction of the time necessary for other current models. his program models up to six pollutants concurrently for buildings of as many as 20 rooms. t allows inclusion of sources, sinks, and air cleaners and can be adapted to a wide range of structures. he algorithms used to determine the concentrations have been tested against experimental data and found to yield accurate predictions. he paper describes the model's inputs, calculations, and outputs and presents a case study performed with the model.
