Effective area
Approved Document O: Overheating, published by HM Government in 2021, defines effective area as: ‘The area through which air flows after the resistance of airflow has been taken into account.’
See also: Equivalent area and article Discharge coefficients, free, effective and equivalent areas
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Discharge coefficients, free, effective and equivalent areas
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