Transport and removal of expiratory droplets in hospital ward environment

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 377-394

  Chao, C Y H ^a   Wan, M P ^a   Sze To, G N ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DROPS; FLUID MECHANICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; MIXING; TURBULENCE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AIR FLOW RATES; DROPLET DISPERSION; DROPLET SIZES; EXPIRATORY DROPLETS; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLING; HEAT SOURCING; HEATED SURFACES; LAGRANGIAN; LATERAL DISPERSION; NEAR-WALL CORRECTION; SMALL DROPLETS; SUPPLY RATE; TURBULENT DIFFUSIONS; VERTICAL MIXING;

DROP FORMATION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INTERFEROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD;

EID: 45949091378     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802104973     Document Type: Article

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