Particle dispersion and deposition in ventilated rooms: Testing and evaluation of different Eulerian and Lagrangian models

B Zhao, C Yang, X Yang, S Liu - Building and Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Indoor particle dispersion in a three-dimensional ventilated room is simulated by a
Lagrangian discrete random walk (DRW) model and two Eulerian models: drift flux model …

Numerical study of the transport of droplets or particles generated by respiratory system indoors

B Zhao, Z Zhang, X Li - Building and Environment, 2005 - Elsevier
The outbreak of atypical pneumonia, referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS), has spread to many countries in the world. SARS may infect human bodies by the …

Evaluation of thermal environment by coupling CFD analysis and wireless-sensor measurements of a full-scale room with cooling system

X Shan, W Xu, YK Lee, WZ Lu - Sustainable cities and society, 2019 - Elsevier
HVAC systems are utilized to construct a thermally comfortable environment for occupants.
As people spend more than 90% of time indoors, thermal conditions of indoor environment …

Application of computational fluid dynamics to the prediction of airflow in a mechanically ventilated commercial poultry building

V Blanes-Vidal, E Guijarro, S Balasch, AG Torres - Biosystems engineering, 2008 - Elsevier
Heat-stressed poultry can suffer high mortality rates when air velocity in the
microenvironment around the chickens falls below a minimum threshold level. The current …

Particle deposition in indoor environments: analysis of influencing factors

B Zhao, J Wu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2007 - Elsevier
In this paper, several factors influencing particle deposition in indoor environments are
analyzed with an analytical model and a three-dimensional drift flux model combined with …

Large‐eddy simulation of human‐induced contaminant transport in room compartments

JI Choi, JR Edwards - Indoor air, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A large‐eddy simulation is used to investigate contaminant transport owing to complex
human and door motions and vent‐system activity in room compartments where a …

Computational fluid dynamics modeling of a broiler house microclimate in summer and winter

E Küçüktopcu, B Cemek, H Simsek, JQ Ni - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microclimate conditions in broiler housing are significant for maximizing
poultry production and ensuring the welfare of the birds. In the present study, we modeled …

Investigation of ventilation systems to improve air quality in the occupied zone in office buildings

S Szekeres, A Kostyák, F Szodrai, I Csáky - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a result of COVID-19, many office buildings around the world have downsized their
employees, but the comfort parameters in the building had to be kept. The facilities operation …

Modeling of ultrafine particle dispersion in indoor environments with an improved drift flux model

B Zhao, C Chen, Z Tan - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Ultrafine particle (sub-100nm in diameter) can transport toxic chemicals into the human
respiratory system, causing more damage to macrophage phagocytosis than micron …

Experimental and numerical study of potential infection risks from exposure to bioaerosols in one BSL-3 laboratory

Z Liu, W Zhuang, L Hu, R Rong, J Li, W Ding… - Building and environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs) are defined as infections of laboratory staff by
exposure to pathogenic microorganisms during an experimental procedure. For a biosafety …