
which depend s on all parasitic airflow rates. When there is no external recircu-
lation (R
e
¼ 0), Equation 5.37 simplifies to:
G
¼
ð1
exf
Þð1 R
xs
Þ
1 R
xs
exf
"
HR
¼
x
"
HR
ð5:40Þ
and infiltration has no effect. In this case, exfiltration through the envelope and
internal recirculation fr om extract to supply ducts have the same effect, since
both drive air away from the heat recovery device. The extraction efficiency
in Equation 5.40 is illustrated in Figure 5.9, which indeed represents the
relative reduction of heat recovery resulting from exfiltration and internal
recirculation.
Global efficiency
G
equals the effectiveness "
HR
only if there is no exfiltra-
tion, and neither external nor extract-to-supply recirculation. Otherwise,
G
is
smaller than "
HR
.
The inlet to exhaust recirculation, as well as the infiltration ratio, have only
a small effect on heat recovery efficie ncy, but reduce the amount of fresh air
supplied by the unit to the ventilated space. In order to get the same amount
of fresh air, the supply airflow rate should be increased. Fresh air efficiency
can be defined by:
o
¼
_
mm
_
mm
inf
_
mm
s
¼
_
mm
o
ð1 R
ie
Þ
_
mm
s
ð5:41Þ
This recirculation obviously results in an increased consumption of electric
energy for the fans, which is approximately proportional to the cube of
the airflow rate, without delivering more fresh air. However, such parasitic
recirculation is often not noticed, and hence can lead to an undiscovered
reduction of indoor air quality.
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Global efficiency
Exfiltration ratio γ
exf
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Recirculatio
R
xs
Figure 5.9 Relative decrease of global heat recovery efficiency as a
function of exfiltration ratio
exf
and internal recirculation rate R
xs
Source: Roulet et al., 2001.
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