air leakage

collocation in English

meaningsofairandleakage

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air
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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leakage
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈliː.kɪdʒ/us
/ˈliː.kɪdʒ/
the act of leaking or the ...
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(Definition ofairandleakagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is most likely that the reasons for the difference in cost wereairleakageand cold bridging.
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The first isairleakage.
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There are also mandatory provisions that building envelopes have to abide by which are insulation, fenestration and doors, andairleakage.
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Infiltration is sometimes calledairleakage.
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The top gate then re-closes to preventairleakageabove the valve.
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Inner tubes are torus-shaped balloons made from an impermeable material, such as soft, elastic synthetic rubber, to preventairleakage.
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This allows for much more precise flow calibration and reduces the chances ofairleakage.
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Insulation installed between the studs may reduce, but usually does not eliminate, heat losses due toairleakagethrough the building envelope.
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These bypasses wereairleakagesites, such as attic utility chases, that accounted for the vast percentage ofairleakageenergy losses in most homes.
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It does not have a slide assembly (so that it has lessairleakage), and it has a wider tonal range and dynamic.
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To reduce operating energy use, designers use details that reduceairleakagethrough the building envelope (the barrier between conditioned and unconditioned space).
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Differences in temperature that are to drastic are good indicators of problematic insulation, moisture penetration andairleakage.
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Block-off plates/covers must be installed with positive fasteners and sealed to preventairleakage.
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The worn-out leather parts of the instrument needed replacement since they causedairleakage.
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In some of these cases bulkheads are airtight to preventairleakageor the spread of a fire.
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Thisairleakageis driven by differential pressures across the building envelope due to the combined effects of stack, external wind and mechanical ventilation systems.
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Airleakageaccounts for a large percentage of energy loss from a home.
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Another important reliability problem is caused byairleakageinto the tube.
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This would also greatly reduce the risk ofairleakage, as the colony would be fully sealed from the outside except for a few exits to the surface.
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It can also be used to measure airflow between building zones, to test ductwork airtightness and to help physically locateairleakagesites in the building envelope.
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