Numerical study of the transport of droplets or particles generated by respiratory system indoors

Building and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1032-1039

  Zhao, Bin ^a   Zhang, Zhao ^a   Li, Xianting ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION; VIRUSES;

DRIFT FLUX MODEL; GRAVITATIONAL SEDIMENTATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS);

FLUID DYNAMICS;

DROPLET; INDOOR AIR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 16844383953     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.09.018     Document Type: Article

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