Dispersion of exhalation pollutants in a two-bed hospital ward with a downward ventilation system

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-354

  Qian, Hua ^a   Li, Yuguo ^a   Nielsen, Peter V ^b   Hyldgaard, Carl E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airborne transmission; Breathing exhalation jet; Downward ventilation; Flow visualization; Hospital ventilation; Infection control

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; LAMINAR FLOW; THERMAL PLUMES; TURBULENT FLOW;

AIRFLOW PATTERN; BREATHING EXHALATION JET; CROSS-INFECTION RISK; DOWNWARD VENTILATION;

VENTILATION;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; LAMINAR FLOW; THERMAL PLUMES; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; VENTILATION;

EID: 35448960371     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.03.025     Document Type: Article

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