Causes of Odor in Kitchens,Bathrooms,and Toilets of Multi-story Residential Apartments with Natural Ventilation
作者机构：Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of South FloridaTampaFlorida 33620USA
出 版 物：《Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture》 (土木工程与建筑（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2023年第17卷第3期
页 面：135-138页
基 金：support from the Government of the Russian Federation (Mega grant No.075-15-2021-612 of June 4 2021) for funding scientific research in Russia
主 题：Ventilation ventilation fan sewage gas check air valve health safety public health
摘 要：The causes of an offensive odor in the kitchens,bathrooms,and toilets of residential apartments in multi-story buildings with natural ventilation in Tomsk,Russia,are discussed in this *** problem exists in other cities and *** electric fans can be installed in ventilation grills in kitchens,bathrooms,and toilets of apartments in multi-story residential ***,these fans turn on with the light in the bathroom or toilet,so the problem is *** airflow from a fan in one apartment disrupts the natural outflow of air in the ventilation system of a residential building designed and built according to building codes and regulations and can cause an unpleasant smell in neighboring *** many cases,it is difficult to determine which apartments have fans and force the neighbors to remove ***,on the scale of one apartment,the problem is solved by installing an air check valve in the ventilation grill,which will block the nuisance airflow from the ventilation system into the ***,the problem is solved by modification and subsequent compliance with building codes and regulations,the implementation of which is controlled by local authorities.
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