Technical Booklet K Ventilation·Page 13

Stack Effect

The pressure difference between inside and outside a building caused by differences in air density due to temperature differences.

Stack effect – the pressure differential between inside and outside a building caused by differences in the density of the air due to an indoor/outdoor temperature difference.

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