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A Inquiry of Tracer Gas for Analysis of Dispersion and Prediction of Infection Possibility according to Airborne Viral Contaminants

건축공간에서 공기 감염균 확산을 해석하기 위한 추적가스 고찰과 농도에 따른 감염 위험성 예측 연구

  • 임태섭 (연세대학교 건축공학과) ;
  • 강승모 (한세대학교 공간환경디자인학과) ;
  • 김병선 (연세대학교 건축공학과)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

The SARS virus began to appear and spread in North America and Southeast Asia in the early 2000' s, infecting and harming many people. In the process of examining the causes for the virus, studies on the airborne SARS virus and the way it spread were carried out mainly in the medical field. In the field of architecture, studies were done on the diffusion of air pollutants in buildings using gases such as $CO_2$, $N_2O$, or $SF_6$, but research on virus diffusion was limited. There were also explanations of only the diffusion process without accurate information and discussion on virus characteristics. The aim of this study is to analyze the physical characteristics of airborne virus, consider the possibility of using coupled analysis model and tracer gas for analyzing virus diffusion in building space and, based on reports of how the infection spread in a hospital where SARS patients were discovered, analyze infection risk using tracer gas density and also diffusion patterns according to the location, shape, and volume of supply diffusers and exhaust grilles. This paper can provide standards and logical principles for evaluating various alternatives for making decisions on vertical or horizontal ward placement, air supply and exhaust installation and air volumes in medium or high story medical facilities.

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