Some questions on dispersion of human exhaled droplets in ventilation room: Answers from numerical investigation

Indoor Air

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-111

  Chen, C ^a   Zhao, B ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Dispersion distribution; Droplet nuclei; Droplets; Indoor environment; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR; DISPERSIONS; DROPS; EVAPORATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC; DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS; DISPERSION DISTRIBUTIONS; DROPLET DISPERSION; DROPLET NUCLEUS; EVAPORATION TIME; GRAVITATIONAL SEDIMENTATION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TRANSIENT PROCESS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77952568073     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2009.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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