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This is the final published version of a conference proceedings (inc. abstract) that has been published in its final definitive form by Aalto University, 2018.
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Due to growing concern on energy, sustainability and carbon emission, the application of low/zero energy ventilation strategies is essential. In Nigeria, the use of energy intensive strategies is not possible due to the prevalent energy shortages. To provide acceptable Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), sustainable ventilation is required. The main objective of the study is to provide acceptable IAQ and air change rates (ACR) in hospital wards with installed insect screen while excluding the prevalent Hamadan dust. CFD Fluent 13.0 was used for the simulation and particle tracking was conducted using Lagrangian approach of the Discrete Phase Model (DPM). To improve the ventilation rates, while excluding Harmattan dust, plenums have been introduced in the windward and leeward sides of the wards. The results show that, the introduction of the plenum to the windward side of the ward resulted in 83.7% increase in ACR, while introducing plenums to both the windward and the leeward sides resulted in 127.9% and 133.7% increase in ACR respectively compared to the case without plenum. Thus, the installation of the insect screens on the plenums with larger surface area rather than directly installing on the openings increases ACR and acceptable ventilation will be achieved with lower porosity screens. CFD Simulation, Air Change Rates, Insect Screen, Harmattan Dust, Plenum, Hospital Ward
Author(s): Mohammed M, Dudek S, Hamza N
Editor(s): Finnish Society of Indoor Air Quality
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Roomvent and Ventilation 2018 Conference
Year of Conference: 2018
Number of Volumes: 1
Pages: 1115-1120
Online publication date: 02/06/2018
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Date deposited: 26/09/2018
Publisher: Aalto University
URL: https://roomventilation2018.org/
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 9789525236484
