Measurements and modeling of environmental tobacco smoke leakagefrom a simulated smoking room

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/894960· OSTI ID:894960

Wagner, J; Sullivan, D P; Faulkner, D; Gundel, L A; Fisk, W J; Alevantis, L E; Waldman, J M

The purpose of this study is to quantify the effect ofvarious design and operating parameters on smoking room performance.Twenty-eight experiments were conducted in a simulated smoking room witha smoking machine and an automatic door opener. Measurements were made ofair flows, pressures, temperatures, two particle-phase ETS tracers, twogas-phase ETS tracers, and sulfur hexafluoride. Quantification of leakageflows, the effect of these leaks on smoking room performance andnon-smoker exposure, and the relative importance of each leakagemechanism are presented. The results indicate that the first priority foran effective smoking room is to depressurize it with respect to adjoiningnon-smoking areas. Another important ETS leakage mechanism is the pumpingaction of the smoking room door. Substituting a sliding door for astandard swing-type door reduced this source of ETS leakagesignificantly. Measured results correlated well with model predictions(R2 = 0.82-0.99).

• Research Organization: COLLABORATION - Calif. Dept. of HealthServices/Berkeley, CA
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 894960
• Report Number(s): LBNL--49785; BnR: 600305000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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