Local ventilation solution for large, warm emission sources

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-43

  Kulmala, Ilpo ^a   Hynynen, Pasi ^b   Welling, Irma ^b   Säämänen, Arto ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Casting; CFD; Local exhaust ventilation; Push pull ventilation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FUME CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; VENTILATION; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

CASTING AREA; FOUNDRY CASTING LINE; MOULD CASTING; PUSH PULL VENTILATION;

FOUNDRY PRACTICE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXHAUST GAS; FOUNDRY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; JET VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; VENTILATION; WELDING;

EID: 33846223348     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel049     Document Type: Article

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