A Study on the Isolation Performance of Modular Negative Pressure Room by Air Flow Analysis

Hyung-Eun Park; Young-Hak Song

doi:10.22696/jkiaebs.20230024

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A Study on the Isolation Performance of Modular Negative Pressure Room by Air Flow Analysis 모듈 타입별 음압병실의 기류해석을 통한 격리성능 검토 연구

30 October 2023. pp. 284-295

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Abstract

In this study, a preliminary review was conducted on the module type and problem-causing factors of the infill-type modular negative pressure field. Through CFD analysis, isolation performance for various ward types was quantitatively reviewed and the impact of contaminated air on adjacent room was identified. Due to the highly variable nature of the infill method, single-person room and double-person room were divided into unit modules to examine indoor airflow and inter-space pressure differential, and then a combination module was constructed by adjacent unit modules, and the degree of contaminated air leakage was analyzed depending on whether the interlock was open or not. The simulation results, during normal operation of each unit module, the pressure distribution appears in the following order : clean corridor> anteroom > contaminated corridor> isolation room> toilet. On the other hand, during abnormal operation due to interlock opening, it was confirmed that the isolation room (IR) and space outside the IR momentarily took the form of equal pressure and air leaked.

Keywords

Negative pressure isolation room

CFD analysis

Ventilation system

Module type

Operation scenario

키워드

음압격리병실

CFD 해석

환기 시스템

모듈 타입

운영 시나리오

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Publisher :Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems
Publisher(Ko) :한국건축친환경설비학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems
Journal Title(Ko) :한국건축친환경설비학회논문집
Volume : 17
No :5
Pages :284-295
Received Date : 2023-09-12
Revised Date : 2023-09-21
Accepted Date : 2023-09-25
DOI :https://doi.org/10.22696/jkiaebs.20230024

Journal of Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems 한국건축친환경설비학회논문집 ISSN:1976-6483(Print) 2586-0666(Online)

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