On the use of computational fluid dynamics in the prediction and control of exposure to airborne contaminants-an illustration using spray painting

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-202

  Flynn, Michael R ^a   Sills, Eric D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b North Carolina Supercomputing Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Exposure modelling; Spray painting; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PAINT SPRAYING; VENTILATION;

AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS; EXPOSURE MODELING;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PAINTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034193613     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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