Role of two-way airflow owing to temperature difference in severe acute respiratory syndrome transmission: Revisiting the largest nosocomial severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in Hong Kong

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 8, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 699-710

  Zhao, Bin ^a   Chen, Chun ^a   Yang, Xudong ^a   Li, Yuguo ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Indoor environment; Multi zone model; Severe acute respiratory syndrome transmission; Temperature difference; Two way airflow

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACE RECOGNITION; VIRUSES;

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MULTI-ZONE MODELS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; TWO-WAY AIRFLOW;

DISEASES;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TWO WAY AIRFLOW;

EID: 79953238109     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0486     Document Type: Article

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