An experimental study of human exhalation during breathing and coughing in a mixing ventilated room

9th International Conference and Exhibition - Healthy Buildings 2009, HB 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Liu, Li ^a   Li, Yuguo ^a   Nielsen, Peter V ^b   Jensen, Rasmus L ^b   Litewnicki, Michal ^b   Zajas, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breathing; Coughing; Exhalation; Microenvironment; Mixing ventilation; Thermal manikin

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; COUGHING; EXHALATION; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MIXING VENTILATION; THERMAL MANIKIN;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BUOYANCY; VENTILATION;

EXHIBITIONS;

EID: 84872660210     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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