Omer E. Mohamed, Amr Ahmed, Musa Abubker

Abstract: A numerical CFD simulation of an actual operating room in an educational hospital aims to determine the optimum interior air conditioning layout to achieve thermal comfort and contaminants removal from the operating room. The simulation investigates changing the location(s) and the size(s) of the supply air diffusers and the exhaust/return air grilles. The study examines four supply air diffusers and return air grilles' locations and sizes. The results reveal that the best locations are the central laminar air supply diffuser with two lower central exhaust/return air grilles.

Keywords: CFD, HVAC, Operating Rooms, IAQ

Date Published: September 30, 2024
DOI: 10.11159/jffhmt.2024.029

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