Carbon Monoxide Concentration in the Garage of a Single-Family House—Experiment and One-Dimensional Model of Carbon Monoxide Concentration
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The paper presents a number of tests of the carbon monoxide concentration in a single-car garage equipped with exhaust ventilation, while the combustion engine of a parked passenger car is operating. The main source of carbon monoxide in the garage is the internal combustion engine of a passenger car. Single-car garages are characterized by a relatively small volume, which causes a rapid accumulation of carbon monoxide inside the garage. The aim of this publication is to present the results of research on carbon monoxide concentration in a single-family building garage with the combustion engine in a passenger car running and at various air exchanges in the garage. The test results showed that the permissible values (WHO, NAAQS) of carbon monoxide concentrations were significantly exceeded, both with the exhaust ventilation switched on and off. The highest carbon monoxide concentration values (2253 ppm) in the garage were observed when the exhaust ventilation was turned off. The study also developed two one-dimensional models of carbon monoxide concentrations in a garage with the combustion engine of a passenger car turned on, with the exhaust ventilation turned on and off. The models developed can be used in ventilation design to estimate the carbon monoxide concentrations in garages, based on the type of car and the number of air changes.
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OpenAlex topics: Vehicle emissions and performance · Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation · Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E, 15-351 Białystok, Poland
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 166, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Funding
Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland · Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
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