The integrated effect of medical lamp position and diffuser discharge velocity on ultra-clean ventilation performance in an operating theatre

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 315-331

  Chow, T T ^a   Lin, Zhang ^a   Bai, Wei ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building ventilation; CFD; Indoor airflow; Operating theatre

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICE; FLUIDIZATION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL LAMP; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33746174578     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X06067802     Document Type: Article

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