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Air Tightness

Air Tightness is a performance criterion in building envelope design and engineering that denotes the resistance of a facade system to unintended air leakage under specified pressure differentials, distinguishing it from related hygrothermal and structural performance attributes.

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Experimental investigation of aerodynamic forces and wind pressures acting on tall buildings with various unconventional configurations

Hideyuki Tanaka, Yukio Tamura, Kazuo Ohtake et al. · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2012 · 315 citations

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Sealing in Turbomachinery

Raymond E. Chupp, Robert C. Hendricks, Scott B. Lattime et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2006 · 300 citations · Full text

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Prospective randomized trial compares suction versus water seal for air leaks

Robert J. Cerfolio, Cyndi Bass, Charles R. Katholi · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2001 · 285 citations · Full text

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Exploring the concept of compressed air energy storage (CAES) in lined rock caverns at shallow depth: A modeling study of air tightness and energy balance

Hyung-Mok Kim, Jonny Rutqvist, Dong-Woo Ryu et al. · Applied Energy · 2011 · 264 citations · Full text

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Optimization of envelope and HVAC systems selection for residential buildings

Youssef Bichiou, Moncef Krarti · Energy and Buildings · 2011 · 226 citations

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Authors

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    Max H. Sherman

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States

    9 publications · 516 citations

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  2. DW
    Dara W. Childs

    Texas A&M University, United States

    6 publications · 118 citations

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  3. SR
    Staf Roels

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    6 publications · 164 citations

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  4. RE
    Raymond E. Chupp

    Teledyne Technologies (United States), United States

    5 publications · 453 citations

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  5. JL
    Jelle Langmans

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    4 publications · 127 citations

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Institutions

529

  1. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    704 citations

  2. Tongji University

    Shanghai, China

    11 h-index

    32 publications

    853 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    785 citations

  4. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

    9 h-index

    37 publications

    828 citations

  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Aalborg University

    Aalborg, Denmark

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1K citations

  7. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    471 citations

  8. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    378 citations

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  1. Building and Environment

    48 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. Energy and Buildings

    38 publications · 2K citations

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  4. International Journal of Refrigeration

    13 publications · 425 citations

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  5. Applied Thermal Engineering

    10 publications · 305 citations

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