at which pressure ACH is reported in EP?
Hi all, I have the ACH rates for tight and leaky houses based on Australian standards. These rates are at 50Pa. I need to add effective leakage area to these houses (using Zone infiltration: effective leakage area). First, I converted the ACH at 50 for both houses to ACH at 4 Pa (as EP accept ACH at 4 Pa). Then, I converted ACH at 4 Pa to ELA value based on ASHRAE calculation. For example, an average ACH of infiltration for a tight house (only by unintentional infiltration) is 6.8 at 50Pa, which is around 1.3 at 4 Pa. The ELA would be around 250 cm² (approximately). I applied 250 cm² for the whole house (divided among zones based on the size percentage), and then when I added infiltration ACH as an output variable to check, it was higher than 1.3; it was around 7. So, the question is, can the output of ACH be at 50 Pa while the input is at 4 Pa in EP? I am so confused about the results!
Thank you so much for the help