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Numerical Assessment of an Air Cleaner Device under Different Working Conditions in an Indoor Environment

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  • Farshad Moradi Kashkooli

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 19967-15433, Iran
    Equal contribution.)

  • Mostafa Sefidgar

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pardis Branch, Islamic Azad University, Pardis 14689-95513, Iran
    Equal contribution.)

  • Madjid Soltani

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 19967-15433, Iran
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    Advanced Energy Initiative Center, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 14176-14411, Iran)

  • Shahab Anbari

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pardis Branch, Islamic Azad University, Pardis 14689-95513, Iran)

  • Seyed-Amir Shahandashti

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pardis Branch, Islamic Azad University, Pardis 14689-95513, Iran)

  • Bahram Zargar

    (CREM Co Labs, Mississauga, ON L4V 1T4, Canada)

Abstract

Transmission and spread of exhaled contaminants in the air may cause many airborne infectious diseases. In addition to appropriate ventilation, air cleaner devices are used as one of the most common ways to improve the indoor air quality. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the performance of an air cleaner under different operating conditions. This study mainly concerns investigating the effect of presence or absence of furniture and its displacement on the removal rate of the particles leaving a person’s mouth while coughing in an isolated room. Moreover, the effect of air exit angle of the device on removal rate of contaminated particles and the pattern of their dispersion within a room was studied. To this aim, computational fluid dynamics were employed to examine the mentioned effects by using the Eulerian− Lagrangian method. As the results indicated, when the furniture was placed farther away from the device, more particles were removed by the device. Additionally, the air ejection angle of the air cleaner device significantly affects the removal of particles. Results of the present study could improve use of air cleaner devices for maximum reduction of particles in the indoor environment.

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  • Farshad Moradi Kashkooli & Mostafa Sefidgar & Madjid Soltani & Shahab Anbari & Seyed-Amir Shahandashti & Bahram Zargar, 2021. "Numerical Assessment of an Air Cleaner Device under Different Working Conditions in an Indoor Environment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-22, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:1:p:369-:d:474134
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    1. Madjid Soltani & Alireza Dehghani-Sanij & Ahmad Sayadnia & Farshad M. Kashkooli & Kobra Gharali & SeyedBijan Mahbaz & Maurice B. Dusseault, 2018. "Investigation of Airflow Patterns in a New Design of Wind Tower with a Wetted Surface," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-23, April.
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