A simulation study of the changes in PM2.5 concentrations due to interzonal airflow variations caused by internal door opening patterns

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 183-188

  McGrath, J A ^a   Byrne, M A ^a   Ashmore, M R ^b   Terry, A C ^b   Dimitroulopoulou, C ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental validation; Interzonal airflow; Modelling; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; INTER-ZONAL AIRFLOWS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS; SIMULATION STUDIES; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

ATMOSPHERICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MODELS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INDOOR AIR; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84896809900     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.050     Document Type: Article

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