HVAC occupant outdoor-air worksheet calculator

Calculate outdoor airflow with your own figures.

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Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use outdoor airflow to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Occupants (count)
20
User-selected outdoor air per occupant (litres/s)
8
Floor area (m²)
100
User-selected outdoor air per area (litres/s m²)
0.3
Outdoor airflow (litres/s)
190
Outdoor airflow (m³/hour)
684

Try another scenario

Occupants (count)
21
User-selected outdoor air per occupant (litres/s)
8
Floor area (m²)
100
User-selected outdoor air per area (litres/s m²)
0.3
Outdoor airflow (litres/s)
198
Outdoor airflow (m³/hour)
712.8
Calculation method

Calculation method

Outdoor airflow (litres/s)

Outdoor airflow = occupant count × rate/person + area × rate/area; user supplies applicable rates.

Outdoor airflow (m³/hour)

Outdoor airflow = occupant count × rate/person + area × rate/area; user supplies applicable rates.

Symbols and units
a
Occupants (count)
b
User-selected outdoor air per occupant (litres/s)
c
Floor area (m²)
d
User-selected outdoor air per area (litres/s m²)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Outdoor airflow = occupant count × rate/person + area × rate/area; user supplies applicable rates. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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