Particle deposition from turbulent flow: Review of published research and its applicability to ventilation ducts in commercial buildings

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/815478· OSTI ID:815478

Sippola, Mark R ^[1]; Nazaroff, William W

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This report reviews published experimental and theoretical investigations of particle deposition from turbulent flows and considers the applicability of this body of work to the specific case of particle deposition from flows in the ducts of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Particle deposition can detrimentally affect the performance of HVAC systems and it influences the exposure of building occupants to a variety of air pollutants. The first section of this report describes the types of HVAC systems under consideration and discusses the components, materials and operating parameters commonly found in these systems. The second section reviews published experimental investigations of particle deposition rates from turbulent flows and considers the ramifications of the experimental evidence with respect to HVAC ducts. The third section considers the structure of turbulent airflows in ventilation ducts with a particular emphasis on turbulence investigations that have been used as a basis for particle deposition models. The final section reviews published literature on predicting particle deposition rates from turbulent flows.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: Office of Nonproliferation Research and Engineering, Chemical and Biological National Security Program, of the National Nuclear Security Administration (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 815478
• Report Number(s): LBNL--51432
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
AIR CONDITIONING
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
DEPOSITION
DUCTS
HEATING
HVAC SYSTEMS
OCCUPANTS
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTANTS
TURBULENCE
TURBULENT FLOW
VENTILATION