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A Study on the Effective Removal Method of Microbial Contaminants in Building According to Bioviolence Agents  

Lee, Hyun-Woo (Hankook Engineering Co. Ltd)
Hong, Jin-Kwan (Department of Building Equipment and System Eng, Kyungwon University)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.22, no.12, 2010 , pp. 881-890 More about this Journal
Abstract
As Influenza A virus(H1N1) has been spreading more rapidly around globe, the study on the airborne disease which is transimitted through the respiratory system is on the rise. In this study, the multizone simulation of the public building against bioviolence is performed in the case of unexpected spread of microbial contaminants, such as bioviolence agent, Influenza A, Smallpox, B. anthrax and transport and control characteristics of above three kinds of bioviolence agents are evaluted. Results suggest that Influenza A and Smallpox which has small mean diameter can be more removable than B. anthrax by using high UVGI grade condition and B. anthrax which has large mean diameter can be more removable than Influenza A and Smallpox by using high filter grade condition. Results also suggest that installing a combined air treatment system is more effective to reduce the damage and engineers will use immune building technology for removing the bioviolence agents effectively.
Keywords
Bioviolence agent; Building bioviolence; UVGI; ultraviolet germicidal irradiation; Multizone simulation; Immune building technology; Influenza A; Smallpox;
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