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Negative Pressure

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-018378

1. A condition that exists when less air is supplied to a space than is exhausted from the space, so the air pressure within that space is less than that in surrounding areas. Under this condition, if an opening exists, air will flow from surrounding areas into the negatively pressurized space.

2. Condition that exists when less air is supplied to a space than is exhausted from the space, so the air pressure within that space is less than that in surrounding areas. Under this condition, if an opening exists, air will flow from surrounding areas into the negatively pressurized space.

3. Condition that exists when less air is supplied to a space than is exhausted from the space, so that the air pressure within that space is less than in surrounding areas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-018378
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesMold - Glossary of Terms; Indoor Air Quality Glossary; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018378",
  "term": "Negative Pressure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A condition that exists when less air is supplied to a space than is exhausted from the space, so the air pressure within that space is less than that in surrounding areas. Under this condition, if an opening exists, air will flow from surrounding areas into the negatively pressurized space.\n\n2. Condition that exists when less air is supplied to a space than is exhausted from the space, so the air pressure within that space is less than that in surrounding areas. Under this condition, if an opening exists, air will flow from surrounding areas into the negatively pressurized space.\n\n3. Condition that exists when less air is supplied to a space than is exhausted from the space, so that the air pressure within that space is less than in surrounding areas.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Mold - Glossary of Terms",
    "Indoor Air Quality Glossary",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/negative-pressure/"
}

Record 18,378 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.