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Occupant CO2 - [source code]

CO2 generation rate of one occupant by age, activity and sex (Persily & de Jonge 2017).

Input

Name Nickname Description Type
Age A Occupant age in years (0-100). Number
Metabolic Rate M Activity level in met. Must be one of 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 — the table is not interpolated. Number
Sex S 0 = average of both (default), 1 = male, 2 = female. Integer
Breathing Flow BF Breathing minute volume in L/min, used to convert the emission into an exhaled concentration. Number
Breaths B Breathing rate (breaths per minute). Number

Output

Name Nickname Description Type
Occupant O This occupant, for the Indoor Species Case component — which then derives the mouth boundary from these numbers rather than from a guessed velocity. Generic Data
CO2 Rate Q CO2 generation rate (L/s). Number
Exhaled CO2 E Exhaled-breath CO2 concentration (ppm). Number
Body Mass kg Mean body mass for the group (kg). Number
BMR B Basal metabolic rate (MJ/day). Number
Body Surface Area BSA Du Bois body surface area (m2), from the group's mass and a 171 cm height. Number
Tidal Volume TV Air moved per breath (L). Number