Investigation into anti-airborne infection performance of stratum ventilation

Building and Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-38

  Lin, Zhang ^a   Wang, Jinliang ^a   Yao, Ting ^a   Chow, T T ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Anti airborne infection performance; Droplet dispersion; Stratum ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-AIRBORNE INFECTION PERFORMANCE; BREATHING ZONES; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; DRIFT-FLUX MODEL; DROPLET DISPERSION; EAST ASIA; EULERIAN-EULERIAN APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE DISPERSION; PARTICLE MOVEMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRATUM VENTILATION;

DISPERSIONS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DROPLET; ENERGY USE; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FLOW PATTERN; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGEN; VENTILATION;

FAR EAST;

EID: 84862820820     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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