CONTAM prj build guide

Authors: C. Milando, C. L. Connolly, (W. Stuart Dols)

Funding:

• A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R01ES027816 award

• A NIST PREP fellowship

• A training grant through the BU URBAN program

• See also The ASTHMA project from Dr. M. Patricia Fabian

This doc details the process for creating CONTAM prjs for use_ in health impact modeling. Follow these instructuions to create and test new prjs.

Very helpful notes in each section added from a doc created by Amy Musser, 5-13-2003.

Check out the usage section for further information, including how to installation the project.

Contents

• Initial setup
  • Project options
  • Drawing zones
  • Wind pressure profiles
  • Weather
• Configuring flow paths
  • Windows
  • Doors
  • External wall leakage
  • Internal wall leakage
  • Floor/Roof leakage
• Air handling systems
  • Setup
  • Exhaust systems
• Amy Musser process guide
• Tests
  • Blower door test
  • Steady state airflow
  • Transient
  • Reset prior to running
• The future of CONTAM prj work
  • Setup
  • CTM
  • IDF