Control strategies for sub-micrometer particles indoors: Model study of air filtration and ventilation

Indoor Air

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 96-105

  Jamriska, M ^a   Morawska, L ^a   Ensor, D S ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Filtration; HVAC; Model; Particles; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR FILTRATION; AIR VENTILATION; CONCENTRATION; CONDITION; CONTROL STRATEGIES; INPUT PARAMETER; OUTDOOR AIR; PARTICLE; PARTICLES CONCENTRATION; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLE;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTRATION; HOUSE DUST; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; VENTILATION;

EID: 0041885480     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2003.00184.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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