Numerical study on the dispersion of airborne contaminants from an isolation room in the case of door opening

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1544-1551

  Tung, Yun Chun ^a   Shih, Yang Cheng ^a   Hu, Shih Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airflow; CFD; Isolation room; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTAMINATION; DOORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPURITIES; VENTILATION;

AIR FLOW PATTERNS; AIR FLOW RATES; AIR VELOCITIES; AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS; AIRFLOW; CFD; CONCENTRATION MAPS; HIGHWAY TUNNELS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ISOLATION ROOM; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; ROOM AIRS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

AIR;

EID: 61349127826     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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