
Results of all experiments are shown in Tables 6.6 and 6.7.
Evidence for adsorption
Leakage and entrained air would result in the same recirculation rate for all
chemical compounds, this rate being about 7 per cent for the auditorium
unit, close to zero for the laboratory unit, and about 25 per cent for the
EMPA unit. Recirculation rates of most VOCs are larger than that.
The differences among compounds shown in Figures 6.14 and 6.15 can be
explained only by a physico-chemical behaviour such as adsorption. In all
Table 6.6 VOC transfer rate in the experiments performed in
both EPFL units (%)
Auditorium unit Laboratory unit
Purging sector With Without With Without
Experiment no. A þ 1Aþ 2Aþ 3A 1A2Lþ 1Lþ 2L1L 2
1,6-Dichlorohexane 26 16 38 4 58 8 17 34 47
1-Butanol 9 10 29 16 42 11 9 34 39
1-Hexanal 15 14 23 15 29 17 3 38 34
1-Hexanol 36 32 45 30 54 16 20 41 62
Benzaldehyde 10 12 31 18 49 8 10 28 39
Dipropylether 10 13 13 5 22 5 5 24 9
Limonene 11 10 13 16 14 3 0 14 13
Mesitylene 5 9 20 15 31 7 9 28 28
m-Xylene 4 8 13 10 20 9 9 28 27
n-Decane 8 10 25 16 42 8 10 27 29
Phenol 51 44 54 50 71 32 37 64 64
Table 6.7 VOC transfer rate in the EMPA experiments
Experiment no. 1 (%) 2 (%) 3 (%) Average
(%)
Standard
Deviation
Sampling time 91 mins 91 mins 45 mins
1-Hexanal 74 57 92 74 18
1-Hexanol + m-Xylol 51 39 59 49 10
Benzaldehyde 85 63 100 83 19
Dipropylether 15 25 53 39 20
Limonene 35 22 47 35 13
Mesitylene 46 29 54 43 13
n-Decane 46 30 54 43 12
Phenol 94 57 101 84 24
Contaminants in Air Handling Units 123
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