Volume 11 Issue 2 ( June )

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Numerical Simulation of Particle Dispersion in an Operating Room: Assessment using Horizontal Air Supply Diffuser

Huiyi Tan, Keng Yinn Wong, Wah Yen Tey, Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma, Chew Tin Lee, Syie Luing Wong, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Hong Yee Kek, Natalie Vanessa Boyou, Xinyou Ho, Wen Tong Chong, Haslinda Mohamed Kamar, Muhd Suhaimi Deris

[ABSTRACT ]

The airflow distribution plays a crucial role in directing the movement of infectious particles within an operating room (OR). To date, there is a lack of study on the effectiveness of horizontal wall-mounted air supply diffusers in reducing BCPs. This paper aims to investigate the efficacy of both vertical downward (default) and horizontal air supply diffusers in mitigating BCPs within the surgical zone. By utilizing a renormalization group (RNG) k-

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; particle distribution; horizontal wall-mounted air supply; operating room