
Properties of the flow matrix
The total outdoor airflow rate to each zone, i, is easily obtained by summing the
columns of the flow matrix:
Q
i0
¼
X
N
j ¼1
Q
ij
ð1:31Þ
And the total exfiltration airflow rate from each zone, i, is the sum of the lines of
the flow matrix:
Q
0i
¼
X
N
i ¼1
Q
ij
ð1:32Þ
If there is no totally isolated chamber in the measured system, and if there is
some air exchange with outside (as is the case with any usual building), the
flow matrix determinant, jQj, is positive and Q has an inverse, Q
1
.
The elements of this inverse Q
1
are given by:
W
ji
¼
A
ji
jQj
ð1:33Þ
where A
ji
are the cofactors of the element Q
ij
in Q.
Transfer of contaminants between zones
The basic equations applied to the case where a constant flow rate, I
ik
,ofa
contaminant, k, is applied in each zone, i, leads to an equilibrium concentration
(for constant airflow rates) that is:
Cð1Þ ¼ Q
1
I ð1:34Þ
It follows that the equilibrium concentration in room, j, resulting from a
contaminant, k, released only in room, i, is:
C
jk
ð1Þ ¼ W
ji
I
ik
ð1:35Þ
and the non-diagonal elements of Q
1
are hence the transfer indexes defined in
Sandberg (1984).
Using a simple inversion of the flow matrix, much info rmation on the
possible spreading of contaminants can be obtaine d.
Age matrix and mean age of air
The matrix is defined as:
¼ Q
1
M ð1:36Þ
or, under the assumptions of constant, uniform temperature:
¼ q
1
V ð1:37Þ
Where q is the volume flow matrix and V a diagonal matrix with the volumes
V
ii
of room i on the diagonal. It is shown (Sandberg, 1984) that the row
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