The risk of airborne cross-infection in a room with vertical low-velocity ventilation

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-73

  Olmedo, I ^a   Nielsen, P V ^b   de Adana, M Ruiz ^a   Jensen, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airborne cross infection risk; Downward flow; Exhaled contaminants; Manikins; Upward flow; Vertical ventilation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES;

AIRBORNE CROSS INFECTION RISK; CROSS-INFECTION; DOWNWARD FLOW; EXHALED CONTAMINANT; LOW-VELOCITY; MANIKIN; UPWARD FLOW; VENTILATION STRATEGY; VENTILATION SYSTEMS; VERTICAL VENTILATION;

VENTILATION;

EID: 84872404108     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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