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Modeling Indoor Air Exposure from Short-Term Point Source Releases

1996; Wiley; Volume: 6; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-0668.1996.00006.x

1600-0668

Peter Drivas, Peter A. Valberg, Brian L. Murphy, Richard E. Wilson,

Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Indoor AirVolume 6, Issue 4 p. 271-277 Modeling Indoor Air Exposure from Short-Term Point Source Releases Peter J. Drivas, Corresponding Author Peter J. Drivas Gradient Corporation, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 021382 Address correspondence to this author (Fax. 617-864-8469), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this authorPeter A. Valberg, Peter A. Valberg Gradient Corporation, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this authorBrian L. Murphy, Brian L. Murphy Gradient Corporation, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this authorRichard Wilson, Richard Wilson Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this author Peter J. Drivas, Corresponding Author Peter J. Drivas Gradient Corporation, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 021382 Address correspondence to this author (Fax. 617-864-8469), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this authorPeter A. Valberg, Peter A. Valberg Gradient Corporation, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this authorBrian L. Murphy, Brian L. Murphy Gradient Corporation, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this authorRichard Wilson, Richard Wilson Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0668.1996.00006.xCitations: 43AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Abstract We have developed a simplified analytical indoor air model that describes the concentrations as a function of position and time in a room following a short-term release of airborne particles or gases. The indoor dispersion model considers the two main physical processes of (1) point-source dispersion with reflection from all walls and (2) the general concentration decay in a room due to room ventilation and surface deposition of pollutants. Comparison of model predictions with experimental indoor measurements conducted by other researchers showed excellent agreement. This model should prove useful for human-health risk estimations in which the inhalation dose resulting from an indoor, short-term release of a contaminant needs to be calculated. Citing Literature Volume6, Issue4December 1996Pages 271-277 RelatedInformation