CFD studies of indoor airflow and contaminant particle transportation

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 555-570

  Tian, Z F ^a   Tu, J Y ^a   Yeoh, G H ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Contaminant particle; Indoor airflow; Lagrangian model; Realizable k model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR VELOCITIES; CONTAMINANT PARTICLE TRANSPORTATION; CONTAMINANT PARTICLES; INDOOR AIRFLOW; LAGRANGIAN MODELS;

IMPURITIES;

AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 37249053419     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350701492728     Document Type: Article

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