SECTION IV: TABLE OF CONTENTS 
4. EXPERIMENTAL WORK AND VERIFICATION OF CFD 
METHODOLOGY .iy-i 
4.1 Experimental Work IV - 1 
4.1.1 Cage Condition . IV - 1 
4. 1.1.1 Objective.. .IV - 1 
4. 1.1. 2 Experimental Apparatus IV - 1 
4. 1.1. 3 Experimental Data Sets Considered IV - 3 
4. 1.1. 4 Experimental Procedure IV - 5 
4. 1 . 1 .4. 1 Common Calibration Procedures IV - 5 
4.1. 1.4.2 Specific Series Procedures IV - 7 
4. 1.1. 5 Methodology for Calculation of Cage ACH. IV - 1 1 
4. 1.1.6 Graphical Representation of Experimental Data IV - 1 1 
4.1.2 CO 2 , NH 3 , H 2 O and Heat Generation Measurements at Low and High 
Humidities IV - 38 
4. 1.2. 1 Introduction IV - 38 
4. 1.2.2 Mice and Husbandry Practices IV - 38 
4. 1.2. 3 Calorimeter design IV -39 
4. 1.2.4 Experimental Procedure IV - 45 
4. 1.2. 5 Recovery Ratio of CO 2 and O 2 Calculation IV - 47 
4. 1.2.6 Mass Generation Rate Calculation IV - 48 
4. 1.2.7 Water Production Calculation FV - 50 
4. 1.2 . 8 Data Analysis and Results FV - 50 
4. 1.2.8. 1 Preliminary Data Tabulation, Collection and Analysis IV - 51 
4. 1.2. 8 . 2 CO 2 , NH 3 and H 2 O Data Preparation for Use in CFD Simulations IV - 53 
