Experimental and numerical investigation of airflow and contaminant transport in an airliner cabin mockup

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-94

  Zhang, Zhao ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Mazumdar, Sagnik ^a   Zhang, Tengfei ^a   Chen, Qingyan ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft cabin; Airflow; CFD; Measurements; Transport and dispersion of aerosol contaminants

Indexed keywords

SULFUR; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

AIRCRAFT CABIN; AIRFLOW; CFD; MEASUREMENTS; TRANSPORT AND DISPERSION OF AEROSOL CONTAMINANTS;

CONTAMINATION;

AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; AIRFLOW; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 51449117862     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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