Evaluation of a proposed velocity equation for improved exothermic process control

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-369

  McKernan, John L ^a,b   Ellenbecker, Michael J ^b   Holcroft, Christina A ^b   Petersen, Martin R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering controls; Hot process; Local exhaust ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; IMPURITIES; EFFLUENTS; LABORATORIES; VELOCITY; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

HEMEON EQUATIONS; HOT PROCESS; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION; PLUME VELOCITY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

ARTICLE; ENGINEERING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT T TEST; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ENGINEERING; HEAT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VENTILATION;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS; ENGINEERING CONTROLS; HEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION; PROCESS CONTAMINANTS; THERMAL ANEMOMETERS; WILCOXON SIGNED RANK TEST;

EID: 34548284112     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mem016     Document Type: Article

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