Air Filtration and Sterilization in Ventilation Systems According to the New Paradigm

• Autorzy: Cepiński Wojciech , Szałański Paweł

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/152124

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper deals with the subject of increasing the efficiency of air purification in ventilation systems in situations of unusual hazardous indoor air pollutants. It analyzes possible locations of additional filtering and sterilizing elements in the installation to eliminate their return to the rooms. The quantities of pollutants in particular parts of the system were determined for a given fan configuration in the air handling unit and a possible leakage in the heat recovery system. Guidelines were proposed for the design and construction of systems to enable rapid modification of systems in the event of unusual contamination or pathogens in the indoor air.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

pathogen; filtration; ventilation; indoor air pollution; indoor air quality; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; air handling unit

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 10
• Strony: 25--34
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Cepiński Wojciech

• Department of Air Conditioning, Heating, Gas Engineering and Air Protection, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4294-0431

autor

Szałański Paweł

• Department of Air Conditioning, Heating, Gas Engineering and Air Protection, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9263-3486

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