Bioaerosol deposition in single and two-bed hospital rooms: A numerical and experimental study

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 436-447

  King, M F ^a   Noakes, C J ^a   Sleigh, P A ^a   Camargo Valero, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; CFD; Experiment; Hospital acquired infection; Particle deposition; Turbulence models

Indexed keywords

BIOAEROSOLS; CFD SIMULATIONS; CROSS CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITION PATTERNS; EMPTY ROOMS; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION; HOSPITAL ROOMS; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; POTENTIAL TRANSMISSIONS; REYNOLDS STRESS; RNG TURBULENCE MODEL; SIMULATION APPROACH; SMALL PARTICLES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; TEST ROOM;

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTS; HOSPITALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS;

DEPOSITION;

AEROSOL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; MICROORGANISM; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURBULENCE; BUILDING; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PATHOGENICITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84870423924     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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