Building Pressurization

Building Pressurization is a controlled ventilation strategy that establishes a specific pressure differential between indoor and outdoor environments or between adjacent indoor zones to manage airflow direction and prevent the infiltration of contaminants.

116

Publications

4.5K

Citations

312

Authors

128

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Ventilation

Children

Air Curtain PerformanceBuilding Envelope AirtightnessBuilding Leakage TestingEnergy Impacts Of PressurizationEntryway PressurizationEnvelope Pressure LoadsExfiltrationIndoor Outdoor Pressure BalanceInfiltrationMechanical Pressurization

Publications

116

Modeling and simulation of compressed air storage in caverns: A case study of the Huntorf plant

Mandhapati Raju, Siddhartha Kumar Khaitan · Applied Energy · 2011 · 454 citations

Engineering, Building Science, Building Physics +14

A Concentration Rebound Method for Measuring Particle Penetration and Deposition in the Indoor Environment

Tracy L. Thatcher, Melissa M. Lunden, K.L. Revzan et al. · Aerosol Science and Technology · 2003 · 139 citations · Full text

Engineering, Building Science, Environmental Engineering +17

Theory and Design of Pressure Vessels

John F. Harvey, H. Saunders · Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology · 1987 · 133 citations · Full text

Engineering, Building Science, Nuclear Engineering +16

Interference effects on local peak pressures between two buildings

Wonsul Kim, Yukio Tamura, Akihito Yoshida · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2011 · 126 citations

Engineering, Building Science, Civil Engineering +8

Building airtightness: Research and practice

Max H. Sherman, Rengie Chan · eScholarship (California Digital Library) · 2004 · 112 citations · Full text

Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Building Science +17

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Authors

312

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John Swaffield
Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
4 publications · 117 citations
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Vasco Peixoto de Freitas
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
3 publications · 115 citations
3
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PR
P. Richards
University of Auckland, New Zealand
3 publications · 110 citations
3
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MH
Max H. Sherman
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
3 publications · 227 citations
3
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IT
Isabel Torres
University of Coimbra, Portugal
3 publications · 135 citations
3
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Institutions

128

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Venues

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
21 publications · 1K citations
19
h-index
Building and Environment
18 publications · 649 citations
15
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Energy and Buildings
7 publications · 218 citations
7
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Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
3 publications · 66 citations
3
h-index
Construction and Building Materials
3 publications · 180 citations
3
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