Air changes per hour
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000830
1. The movement of a volume of air in a given period of time; if a house has one air change per hour, it means that the air in the house will be replaced in a one-hour period.
2. The amount of air in a building that leaks out or is removed by a fan and is replaced by outdoor air. Usually listed as a fraction of one air change per hour, such as .35 ACH.
3. Volume of air moved in one hour. One air change per hour in a room, home, or building means that all the air in that environment will be replaced in one hour.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-000830 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Air |
| Abbreviation | ACH |
| References | Terms of Environment; Indoor Air Quality Glossary; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ENV-000830",
"term": "Air changes per hour",
"field": "Environment",
"term_source": "Air Changes per Hour",
"definition": "1. The movement of a volume of air in a given period of time; if a house has one air change per hour, it means that the air in the house will be replaced in a one-hour period.\n\n2. The amount of air in a building that leaks out or is removed by a fan and is replaced by outdoor air. Usually listed as a fraction of one air change per hour, such as .35 ACH.\n\n3. Volume of air moved in one hour. One air change per hour in a room, home, or building means that all the air in that environment will be replaced in one hour.",
"abbreviation": "ACH",
"subject": "Air",
"references": [
"Terms of Environment",
"Indoor Air Quality Glossary",
"I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/air-changes-per-hour/"
}
Record 814 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.