Dispersion of exhaled droplet nuclei in a two-bed hospital ward with three different ventilation systems

Indoor Air

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-128

  Qian, H ^a   Li, Y ^a   Nielsen, P V ^b   Hyldgaard, C E ^b   Wong, T W ^c   Chwang, A T Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Airborne transmission; Exhalation jet; Flow visualization; Hospital ventilation; Infection control

Indexed keywords

DROPS; HOSPITALS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MIXING;

AIR DISTRIBUTION; AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; EXHALATION JET; FLOW VISUALISATION; GENERAL HOSPITALS; HOSPITAL VENTILATION; HOSPITAL WARDS; INFECTION CONTROL; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

VENTILATION;

EID: 33644697163     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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