Current and potential approaches on assessing airflow and particle dispersion in healthcare facilities: a systematic review

H Tan, KY Wong, MHD Othman, HY Kek… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
An indoor environment in a hospital building requires a high indoor air quality (IAQ) to
overcome patients' risks of getting wound infections without interrupting the recovery …

A review of human thermal comfort model in predicting human–environment interaction in non-uniform environmental conditions

YH Yau, HS Toh, BT Chew, NN Nik Ghazali - Journal of Thermal Analysis …, 2022 - Springer
This paper presented a review of the literature on the human thermal comfort model, which
can be employed to predict the response of a human towards the environmental …

[HTML][HTML] A numerical investigation of the influence of wind on convective heat transfer from the human body in a ventilated room

J Xu, A Psikuta, J Li, S Annaheim, RM Rossi - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
As an important factor in indoor human thermal comfort, the wind is investigated in the
present study using a fully validated human body-environment interface model based on …

Impact of human micro-movements on breathing zone and thermal plume formation

H Park, SJ Yoo, K Kuga, E Sumiyoshi… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
To enhance the realism and precision of indoor environment assessments and the
evaluation of human health risks using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), it is crucial to …

Influence of the geometry of the airways on the characterization of exhalation flows. Comparison between two different airway complexity levels performing two …

FA Berlanga, L Liu, PV Nielsen, RL Jensen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human exhalation can emit pathogens in droplets that can represent the origin of airborne
cross infections. Simplified respiratory airway models have been used in experimental and …

Effects of different CFD modeling approaches and simplification of shape on prediction of flow field around manikin

JH Taghinia, MM Rahman, X Lu - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Providing a comfortable and pleasant indoor environment for the occupants is the primary
objective of an efficient ventilation process. Therefore, it is important to gain a proper …

Integration of computer-simulated persons with multi-node thermoregulation model that considers the effect of clothing for skin surface temperature distribution …

H Park, SJ Yoo, J Seo, S Eisaku, H Hiroshi… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for more advanced and diverse computer-simulated persons
(CSPs) to accurately evaluate the indoor environmental quality and analyze the human body …

Computational fluid dynamics evaluation of the furniture arrangement for ventilation efficiency

S Hormigos-Jimenez… - Building Services …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
People spend most of their time indoors; therefore, maintaining a good indoor air quality and
meeting the requirements of comfort and energy efficiency are essential. One of the most …

CFD analysis on effect of air Inlet and outlet location on air distribution and thermal comfort in small office

IH Hatif, A Hariri, AF Idris - CFD Letters, 2020 - akademiabaru.com
Air distribution occupies an important position in the building design process as building
occupants expect good standards of indoor air quality. Indoor air may uncomfortable …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution of CO2 impact on the indoor air quality of classrooms within a university

N Mahyuddin, EA Essah - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality (IAQ) remains a public and global concern. While CO 2 does not pose
health risks to occupants, high CO 2 levels indicate insufficient ventilation, potentially …