Analysis of the ventilation system of an isolation room for a hospital

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-149

  Kumar, Rajeev ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^a   Gupta, Akhilesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Bacterial contamination; Draught rating; Isolation room; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HOSPITALS; PATIENT TREATMENT; VENTILATION;

AIR DISTRIBUTION; AVERAGE RESIDENCE TIME; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; HEAT SOURCES; ISOLATION ROOM; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; RESIDENCE TIME; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 50549083704     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2008.11683806     Document Type: Article

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