The effect of concentration gradients on deducing a contaminant generation rate function

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 680-688

  Nicas, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant generation rate; Hemispherical diffusion; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION; MODEL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0031756767     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010857     Document Type: Article

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