Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4917536 | Building and Environment | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, we present systematic indoor measurements of actinic fluxes and photolysis frequencies of nitrous acid (HONO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and the nitrate radical (NO3) during summer and winter periods. The emerged experimental data of indoor actinic fluxes and the photolysis frequencies were compared to the ambient data obtained by the Tropospheric Ultraviolet and Visible (TUV) model. Finally, an architectural model was run by which integrated spectral irradiance (UV-VIS) values were compared to the measurements performed by the spectroradiometer. The comparison of the measurements with the architectural model yields an equation which can be used in the future to predict the integrated spectral actinic flux values in various indoor environments as a function of the architectural parameters such as orientation of the building, the size and the thickness of the glass windows.
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Authors
Adrien Gandolfo, Vladimir Gligorovski, Vincent Bartolomei, Sabrine Tlili, Elena Gómez Alvarez, Henri Wortham, Jörg Kleffmann, Sasho Gligorovski,