Comparison of air change efficiency, contaminant removal effectiveness and infection risk as IAQ indices in isolation rooms

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 210-219

  Villafruela, José Manuel ^a   Castro, Francisco ^a   San José, Julio Francisco ^a   Saint Martin, Julien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b NSAM Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne transmission; CFD; Infection risk; Isolation room; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR DIFFUSERS; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; AIRFLOW PATTERNS; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; INFECTIOUS PARTICLES; ISOLATION ROOM; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

AIR; AIR INTAKES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; VENTILATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84871807342     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.10.053     Document Type: Article

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