Numerical investigation of particle transport and inhalation using standing thermal manikins

Building and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-125

  Li, Xiangdong ^a   Inthavong, Kiao ^a   Ge, Qinjiang ^a   Tu, Jiyuan ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body posture; Critical area; Heat transfer; Particle inhalation; Particle transport

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURES; CRITICAL AREA; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FREE STREAM; INHALED PARTICLES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; SOURCE LOCATION; THERMAL MANIKIN; WIND SPEED;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; WIND EFFECTS;

PARTICLE SEPARATORS;

AIRFLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORRELATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POSTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84871169958     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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