| Keywords |
Indoor air pollutants ; Cooking appliances ; Residential building ; Gas range ; Electric range |
| Abstract |
In most residential buildings, if ventilation of rooms is poor during their lives, indoor pollution can build up to levels which may be detrimental to human health. Especially cooking appliances that burn fuel are potential sources of indoor air pollution such as carbon dioxide. It is important that air is circulated in the indoor environment to make sure that harmful levels of gases or particles do not build up. This study focused on the evaluation of the effect of product type and operation condition of cooking appliances on the indoor air quality of residential buildings. Through the field experiments, dry-bulb temperatures, relative humidity and pollutants concentration such as CO, CO2, PM10 were measured in an apartment building and a detached house respectively during summer. We have analyzed the continuous variations of measured values according to the ventilation strategies. In results, the concentration of CO2 due to the gas range operation was not reduced below the guidelines of indoor air quality although the mechanical ventilator was operated and natural ventilated window was open. To remove the indoor air pollutants during the gas range operation in kitchen, it is not enough to open the natural ventilated window. |