A CFD simulation study of VOC and formaldehyde indoor air pollution dispersion in an apartment as part of an indoor pollution management plan

Panagopoulos, IK; Karayannis, AN; Kassomenos, P; Aravossis, K

dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, IK	en
dc.contributor.author	Karayannis, AN	en
dc.contributor.author	Kassomenos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Aravossis, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:01:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:01:38Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	16808584	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29217
dc.subject	CDF	en
dc.subject	Indoor air pollution	en
dc.subject	Indoor sources	en
dc.subject	Numerical modelling	en
dc.subject	Turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	Air flow	en
dc.subject.other	CDF	en
dc.subject.other	CFD code PHOENICS	en
dc.subject.other	CFD method	en
dc.subject.other	CFD models	en
dc.subject.other	CFD simulations	en
dc.subject.other	Contaminant distributions	en
dc.subject.other	Emission characteristics	en
dc.subject.other	Emission factors	en
dc.subject.other	Emitting material	en
dc.subject.other	Exhaust hoods	en
dc.subject.other	Indoor air	en
dc.subject.other	Indoor environment	en
dc.subject.other	Indoor pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Indoor sources	en
dc.subject.other	Indoor space	en
dc.subject.other	Living room	en
dc.subject.other	Mixing ventilation	en
dc.subject.other	Numerical modelling	en
dc.subject.other	Open Access	en
dc.subject.other	Rational design	en
dc.subject.other	Scalar conservation	en
dc.subject.other	Air	en
dc.subject.other	Air intakes	en
dc.subject.other	Apartment houses	en
dc.subject.other	Computational fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Formaldehyde	en
dc.subject.other	Navier Stokes equations	en
dc.subject.other	Pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	Ventilation	en
dc.subject.other	Volatile organic compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Indoor air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	airflow	en
dc.subject.other	anthropogenic source	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	exhaust emission	en
dc.subject.other	formaldehyde	en
dc.subject.other	indoor air	en
dc.subject.other	Navier-Stokes equations	en
dc.subject.other	numerical model	en
dc.subject.other	turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	ventilation	en
dc.subject.other	volatile organic compound	en
dc.title	A CFD simulation study of VOC and formaldehyde indoor air pollution dispersion in an apartment as part of an indoor pollution management plan	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.4209/aaqr.2010.11.0092	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2010.11.0092	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	This paper is a preliminary report of an indoor pollution case study in a complex of apartments as a part of an Indoor Pollution Management Plan (IPMP). It describes the calculation by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques and presents the predicted air flow, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde contaminant distributions in an apartment comprised of a full-scale kitchen with open access to a living room, ventilated by an exhaust hood. The CFD Code PHOENICS®, which is based on solving the full 3-D Navier Stokes equations for turbulent flow and scalar conservation equations, was used. Major kitchen indoor pollution sources, VOCs and formaldehyde emitting materials and their emission characteristics were calculated through the use of emission factors. A typical apartment was used under case study and its detailed geometry was applied for the CFD model. To analyze the characteristics of the indoor environment, different mixing ventilation schemes (different locations of the cooker/oven and air inlets) were chosen as the parameters to investigate the indoor environment. The fields of VOCs and formaldehyde for several air inlets window positions, and ventilation parameters were calculated and compared. It was concluded that CFD methods can be used as a useful tool to assist the rational design of indoor spaces. © Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research.	en
heal.journalName	Aerosol and Air Quality Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.4209/aaqr.2010.11.0092	en
dc.identifier.volume	11	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	758	en
dc.identifier.epage	762	en