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A new idea that is 40 years old: air curtain hospital operating room systems.

Author(s) : COOK G., INT-HOUT D.

Summary

Currently accepted best design practice for controlling airborne particulates in the hospital operating room relies on air flow type (laminar) and direction (down from ceiling). This is typically in the form of large arrays of laminar diffusers. These arrays are limited, or impacted, by temperature difference and the need to have other ceiling-mounted equipment in the operating room. The industry could benefit from a scalable pre-engineered system that overcomes these inherent limitations. Such systems could be qualified by actual microbial testing.

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  • Original title: A new idea that is 40 years old: air curtain hospital operating room systems.
  • Record ID : 2009-0767
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions. 2007 Winter Meeting. Volume 113, part 1 + CD-ROM.
  • Publication date: 2007/01/27

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