[HTML][HTML] Numerical study on the cutting off performance of a novel personalized air curtain in a general consulting ward

M Chen, S Hao - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
To mitigate the risk of airborne transmission during close patient-doctor interactions in
general consulting ward, a novel personalized air curtain (PAC) system is proposed to …

Using air curtains to reduce short-range infection risk in consulting ward: A numerical investigation

J Ye, H Qian, J Ma, R Zhou, X Zheng - Building Simulation, 2021 - Springer
Air curtains is promising in reducing the short-range infection risk in hospitals. To
quantitatively evaluate its performance, this paper explores air curtains equipped on normal …

Effect of personalized air curtain combined with mixing ventilation on dispersion of aerosols released at different velocities from respiratory activities during close …

J Xu, C Wang, H Guo - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Release velocities of aerosols vary among people and respiratory activities. To better
promote the application of personalized air curtain (PAC) in practice, this work investigated …

Reducing risk of airborne transmitted infection in hospitals by use of hospital curtains

WH Ching, MKH Leung, DYC Leung… - Indoor and Built …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
An in-patient suffering from an airborne infectious disease should be properly isolated in a
negative-pressure isolation room to prevent hospital-acquired infection. However, before the …

Blocking effect of desktop air curtain on aerosols in exhaled breath

K Takamure, Y Sakamoto, T Yagi, Y Iwatani, H Amano… - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT A desktop-type air curtain system (DACS) capable of being installed on a desk
to protect healthcare workers from infectious diseases was developed. Pseudo-exhaled air …

Effectiveness of personalized air curtain in reducing exposure to airborne cough droplets

J Xu, H Guo, Y Zhang, X Lyu - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
To minimize infection risk of airborne transmission during close contact, a personalized air
curtain (PAC) system was proposed to protect users from airborne droplets. This work …

Performance analysis of a novel personalized air curtain for preventing inhalation of particulate matters in industrial environments

J Ma, H Qian, F Liu, X Zheng - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Personalized air curtains promise to reduce respiratory exposure in industrial environments.
This work explored the performance of normal safe helmets equipped with air curtains to …

Numerical investigation of thermal comfort and transport of expiratory contaminants in a ventilated office with an air curtain system

DY Park, S Chang - Indoor and Built Environment, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Air distribution systems generally focus on diluting contaminants and distributing
conditioned air. However, this strategy has a potential for spreading particulate matter or …

A CFD assessment on ventilation strategies in mitigating healthcare-associated infection in single patient ward

HY Kek, H Tan, DDCV Sheng, Y Lee… - Progress in Energy …, 2023 - akademiabaru.com
A promising ventilation strategy is an effective measure to enhance indoor air quality and
protect the patients against healthcare-acquired infection. The Computational Fluid …

A novel circulated air curtain system to confine the transmission of exhaled contaminants: A numerical and experimental investigation

H Wang, H Qian, R Zhou, X Zheng - Building Simulation, 2020 - Springer
Air curtain is an efficient device for cutting off airflow and confining contaminants. Inspired by
the ability, a circulated air curtain composed of end-to-end plane jets generated by a relay of …