Indoor Air Quality: Control, Health Implications and Challenges

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Prediction of Heat Ventilation in Solar Air Heater Systems
	Abstract
	1. Introduction
	2. Solar Air Heater System
	3. Numerical Model
		3.1. Boundary Conditions
		3.2. Meshing
	4. Results and Discussion
		4.1. Velocity Fields
		4.2. Temperature
		4.3. Distribution of the Do Irradiation
		4.4. Total Pressure
		4.5. Turbulent Kinetic Energy
		4.6. Turbulent Eddy Frequency
		4.7. Turbulent Viscosity
	5. Comparison with Experimental Results
	6. Energy Efficiency
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 2
Air Pollution in Primary Educational Environments in a European Context
	Abstract
	1. Introduction
	2. Importance of Education
	3. Structural Organization of Education
	4. Relevance of Indoor Air Exposure
		4.1. SINFONIE Study (Schools Indoor Pollution and Health – Observatory Network)
		4.2. BREATHE Study (BRain dEvelopment and Air polluTion ultrafine particles in scHool childrEn)
		4.3. InAirQ Study (Transnational Adaptation Actions  for Integrated Indoor Air Quality Management)
	Conclusion
	Funding
	References
Chapter 3
Computational Study and Experimental Validation of Heat Ventilation in a Box Prototype
	Abstract
	Nomenclature
	1. Introduction
	2. Box Prototype System
	3. Numerical Model
		3.1. Boundary Conditions
		3.2. Meshing
		3.3. Mathematical Formulation
		3.4. Choice of the Turbulence Model
	4. Results and Discussion
		4.1. Velocity Fields
		4.2. Temperature
		4.3. Total Pressure
		4.4. Turbulent Kinetic Energy
		4.5. Turbulent Viscosity
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4
Ventilation System Performance  in a Heated Room Testing the Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort
	Abstract
	Nomenclature
	1. Introduction
	2. Geometrical System
	3. Numerical Method
		3.1. Boundary Conditions
		3.2. Mathematical Formulation
		3.3. Meshing Choice
		3.4. Turbulence Model Choice
	4. Local Results
		4.1. Temperature
		4.2. Velocity Fields
		4.3. Static Pressure
		4.4. Turbulent Kinetic Energy
		4.5. Dissipation Rate of the Turbulent Kinetic Energy
		4.6. Turbulent Viscosity
		4.7. Thermal Index PMV
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5
Evaluation of Airflow in Spaces Equipped with Vertical Confluent Jets Ventilation Systems
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Literature Review
	Method
		Numerical Method
		Numerical Methodology
	Results and Discussion
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgment
	References
Index
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