A study of the dispersion of expiratory aerosols in unidirectional downward and ceiling-return type airflows using a multiphase approach

Indoor Air

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 296-312

  Chao, C Y H ^a   Wan, M P ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Airborne transmission; Ceiling return airflow; Dispersion; Expiratory aerosols; Infectious diseases; Unidirectional airflow

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CEILINGS; HOSPITALS;

AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; AIRFLOW PATTERNS; BULK FLOW; CEILING-RETURN AIRFLOW; DOWNWARD FLOW; EXPIRATORY-AEROSOL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RETURN FLOW; TURBULENT DISPERSION; UNIDIRECTIONAL AIRFLOW;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 33745698432     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2006.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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