Prevention of surgical site infection under different ventilation systems in operating room environment

• The effectiveness of four different ventilation systems was compared in depth. • Airflow and bacteria-carrying particles concentration were quantitatively analyzed. • Vertical laminar airflow with high airflow rate could not achieve desired effect. • Temperature-controlled airflow ventilation could guarantee air cleanliness. Biological particles in the operating room (OR) air environment can cause surgical site infections (SSIs). Various ventilation systems have been employed in ORs to ensure an ultraclean environment. However, the effect of different ventilation systems on the control of bacteria-carrying particles (BCPs) released from the surgical staff during surgery is unclear. In this study, the performance of four different ventilation systems (vertical laminar airflow ventilation (VLAF), horizontal laminar airflow ventilation (HLAF), differential vertical airflow ventilation (DVAF), and temperature-controlled airflow ventilation (TAF)) used in an OR was evaluated and compared based on the spatial BCP concentration. The airflow field in the OR was solved by the Renormalization Group (RNG) k-e turbulence model, and the BCP phase was calculated by Lagrangian particle tracking (LPT) and the discrete random walk (DRW) model. It was found that the TAF system was the most effective ventilation system among the four ventilation systems for ensuring air cleanliness in the operating area. This study also indicated that air cleanliness in the operating area depended not only on the airflow rate of the ventilation system but also on the airflow distribution, which was greatly affected by obstacles such as surgical lamps and surgical staff.     

Numerical study on dust movement and dust distribution for hybrid ventilation system in a laneway of coal mine

Coal dust disaster is the most serious problem in a laneway of coal mine. Dust movement regularity for comprehensive mechanized heading face is the key scientific issues for the principle and technology of dust prevention. The special topic on systematic study of the variation regularity of dust movement and dust distribution is presented with hybrid ventilation for the comprehensive mechanized heading face: Euler–Euler method was firstly established on the numerical platform for gas–solid two phase flow in a laneway. And the forces and the dynamic model of dust particles were performed in three-dimensional flow field. Then based on the visible simulations, the movement characteristics of diffusion, sedimentation and accumulation of dust particles were investigated under the action of the complex air flow, and the spatiotemporal variation of dust distribution was studied with hybrid ventilation system. Meanwhile, the obtained dust distribution regularities were compared with the obtainable experimental results. Finally, selected method on different ventilation patterns for dust control was brought out for the heading face according to the gained regularity. The research results is helpful for further understanding of the essence of dust movement with air flow, which could provide more suitable guidance for the principle of dust control and technology of ventilation.     

Numerical modeling of water spray suppression of conveyor belt fires in a large-scale tunnel

Conveyor belt fires in an underground mine pose a serious life threat to miners. Water sprinkler systems are usually used to extinguish underground conveyor belt fires, but because of the complex interaction between conveyor belt fires and mine ventilation airflow, more effective engineering designs are needed for the installation of water sprinkler systems. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate the interaction between the ventilation airflow, the belt flame spread, and the water spray system in a mine entry. The CFD model was calibrated using test results from a large-scale conveyor belt fire suppression experiment. Simulations were conducted using the calibrated CFD model to investigate the effects of sprinkler location, water flow rate, and sprinkler activation temperature on the suppression of conveyor belt fires. The sprinkler location and the activation temperature were found to have a major effect on the suppression of the belt fire, while the water flow rate had a minor effect.     

基于人工神经网络的矿井通风系统评价研究

以矿井通风系统的“安全可靠、经济合理”和其定义所包含的各项内容为依据,从矿井通风动力、通风网络、通风设施、通风质量、通风监测、防灾抗灾能力、通风电耗、通风能力8个方面,确立了16项矿井通风系统评价指标,建立了一个新的矿井通风系统评价指标体系。采用人工神经网络中的BP网络算法,在VisualC++6.0平台上研制开发了矿井通风系统评价BP网络模型的计算机程序。并经过实际生产矿井检验,预测结果与实际完全吻合,说明了笔者所确定的矿井通风系统评价指标体系可以反映矿井通风系统的状况,所采用的BP网络算法正确,可以用来指导实际工作。该计算程序简单,易于操作,有一定的推广应用价值。     

钢筋混凝土矩形梁在实际火灾下正截面承载力数值计算

为了正确评估钢筋混凝土矩形梁在实际火灾条件下的承载力,以一般室内火灾轰燃后的房间平均温度-时间曲线为火作用,以建筑结构耐火理论为基础,采用数值计算方法研究钢筋混凝土矩形梁的正截面承载力.研究结果表明:梁的承载力随火灾房间温度升高而变小,在温度达到最大值后承载力达到最小值.火灾房间火灾荷载越大,开口因子越小,火作用越大,梁的最小承载力越小;反之相反.相同条件下梁支座截面的承载力要大于跨中截面.     

钢筋混凝土矩形梁的当量耐火时间

为了正确评估钢筋混凝土矩形梁在实际火灾条件下的承载力,以一般室内火灾轰燃后的房间平均温度一时间曲线为火作用,以热传导和建筑结构耐火理论为基础,以梁在实际和标准火灾下的承载力相等为等效准则,用数值计算方法研究梁的当量耐火时间,并用最小二乘法导出其计算公式.火灾房间火灾荷载越大,开口因子越小,梁的当量耐火时间越长;反之越短.所给梁的当量耐火时间可用于建筑结构性能化耐火设计与评估:当火灾荷载密度较大,开口因子较小时加大梁的截面参数以获得安全性,反之,减小截面参数以获得经济性.     

矿井通风系统合理性的灰色综合评判

针对煤矿通风系统评判中存在的不足 ,应用灰色系统理论 ,提出了进行合理性评判的 10项指标 ,建立了其评价模型 ,结合实际并进行了灰色关联分析与评判 ,较客观地确定了矿井通风系统合理性的优劣程度 ,为类似系统分析与评判提供了新的方法与途径     

高炉矿槽槽上通风除尘

介绍了高炉矿槽槽上通风除尘的一种新技术,采用移动式通风口加除尘装置,效果良好。     

危险化学品废物销毁设施的通风设计

中国目前还没有危险化学品废物销毁装置的通风设计范例,文章在参考美国标准和中日两国关于日遗化武销毁设施磋商初步成果的基础上,提出了危险化学品废物销毁设施通风的设计思路及污染控制要求。     

Predicting particle deposition on HVAC heat exchangers

Particles in indoor environments may deposit on the surfaces of heat exchangers that are used in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Such deposits can lead to performance degradation and indoor air quality problems. We present a model of fin-and-tube heat-exchanger fouling that deterministically simulates particle impaction, gravitational settling, and Brownian diffusion and uses a Monte Carlo simulation to account for impaction due to air turbulence. The model predicts that <2% of submicron particles will deposit on heat exchangers with air flows and fin spacings that are typical of HVAC systems. For supermicron particles, deposition increases with particle size. The dominant deposition mechanism for 1–10 μm particles is impaction on fin edges. Gravitational settling, impaction, and air turbulence contribute to deposition for particles larger than 10 μm. Gravitational settling is the dominant deposition mechanism for lower air velocities, and impaction on refrigerant tubes is dominant for higher velocities. We measured deposition fractions for 1–16 μm particles at three characteristic air velocities. On average, the measured results show more deposition than the model predicts for an air speed of 1.5 m s⁻¹. The amount that the model underpredicts the measured data increases at higher velocities and especially for larger particles, although the model shows good qualitative agreement with the measured deposition fractions. Discontinuities in the heat-exchanger fins are hypothesized to be responsible for the increase in measured deposition. The model and experiments reported here are for isothermal conditions and do not address the potentially important effects of heat transfer and water phase change on deposition.