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INFLUENCE OF VENTILATION RATES OF BATHROOMS ON ODOR REMOVAL Shih-Cheng Hu*, Yun-Chun Tung, Tung-I Tsai, I-Lang Chang Department of Energy and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C. *Corresponding author. Address: 1, Sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 106, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel.: +886 2ext. 3512; Fax: +886 2 E-mail address: f10870@ntut.edu.tw Abstract This paper presents an experimental modeling of odor dispersion from the toilet in a mock-up bathroom. A bathtub, a sink, and a toilet were arranged in the bathroom. A hypothetical odor (SF6 tracer gas) was emitted from a person sitting on the toilet in the bathroom. A new wall-exhaust, different from a traditional ceiling-exhaust, negative pressure ventilation system was employed in the bathroom. The impacts of ventilation rates of 6.5, 8.5, 17, and 24 h-1 on the concentration distribution of repugnant odors in the bathroom were evaluated. Local air quality index, QI, and pollutant removal efficiency, PRE, were introduced in the paper to evaluate the effectiveness of odor removal in the bathroom. Based on the results of our experiment, the quantitative assessment of the influence of odor removal in the bathroom was addressed in the paper. Introduction Bathrooms are one of the most lived-in areas and frequently used rooms in the house; consequently, the bathroom design is a high priority for many homeowners. Without proper ventilation, the bathroom will, without a doubt, begin to emit unwanted odors of all kinds. Conventional bathroom ventilation has a small exhaust fan, typically mounted in the ceiling, to pull the moist air and odors right out of the bathroom and send it up an exhaust pipe. Fresh air is coming from a door louver or an opened window in the bathroom. New bathroom ventilation uses mechanical ceiling-supply and wall-exhaust system to facilitate the removal of disgusting odors and moist air. The major difference betw