Aerosol dynamics modeling of sub-500 nm particles during the HOMEChem study
Sameer Patel, Donghyun Rim, Sumit Sankhyan, Atila Novoselac, Marina E. Vance
Abstract
exfiltration. Simulation results show that while increased air exchange rate reduces indoor PM mass concentration, it can lead to increased number concentration. An increase from 0.5 to 5 ACH (comparable to the equivalent air change rate from running a well-dimensioned portable air cleaner) would result in a 70% reduction in PM mass-based exposure while a further increase from 5 to 20 ACH would only result in an additional 21% reduction.
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AerosolDynamics (music)Environmental scienceAtmospheric sciencesParticle dynamicsMeteorologyEnvironmental chemistryPhysicsChemistryNuclear physicsPlasmaAcousticsAir Quality and Health ImpactsVehicle emissions and performanceAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting