Numerical simulations to determine the most appropriate welding and ventilation conditions in small enclosed workspace

Industrial Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 356-365

  Shibata, N ^a   Tanaka, M ^a   Ojima, J ^a   Iwasaki, T ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blowhole defect; Enclosed space; Local exhaust ventilation; Numerical prediction; Welding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; VENTILATOR; WELDING; WORKPLACE; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 0033773068     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.38.356     Document Type: Article

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