Optimal sensor placement for airborne contaminant detection in an aircraft cabin

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 683-696

  Zhang, Tengfei ^a   Chen, Qingyan Yan ^a   Lin, Chao Hsin ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPURITIES; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INTENTIONAL AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT; OPTIMAL SENSOR;

CABINS (AIRCRAFT);

EID: 35348928089     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2007.10390980     Document Type: Article

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