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Room Pressurization Control Application Guide
How To Use This Application Guide
This section covers this how this application guide is organized, how to access help, and
where to send comments regarding this document.
How This Guide is Organzed
This application guide contains the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces the topic of room pressurization by discussing the
importance of room pressurization, the objective of this application guide, and the
intended audience.
• Chapter 2, Pressurization Applications, defines room pressurization and discusses
positive and negative room pressurization; building pressurization; and room
pressurization applications.
• Chapter 3, Room Pressurization Design Criteria, discusses design considerations,
room pressurization reference data, room pressurization factors, and leakage area.
• Chapter 4, Room Static Pressure Control, discusses static pressure control in rooms
in laboratories and healthcare facilities.
• Chapter 5, Air Pressurization Fundamentals, introduces ventilation system pressure
components and summarizes important factors in relation to these components.
• The Glossary describes terms and acronyms used in this manual.
• The Index helps you locate information presented in this manual.
Getting Help
For more information about room pressurization, contact Greg DeLuga
[e-mail] in Systems & Advanced Technology.
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