Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces.

Currie, John; Capper, Graham

Abstract

Smoking restrictions in the workplace and increased health consciousness at home have seen a sizable reduction in the number of spaces where smoking is permissible. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ventilation in public houses, one of the few remaining public spaces where smoking is still socially acceptable. Little is known about the situation with shared occupancies, where relatively large areas are intended to accommodate both smokers and non-smokers. This study clearly identifies potential problems with a simplistic design approach to ventilation and its effectiveness in the context of shared occupancy spaces. A computational fluid dynamics code has been used to model airflows with the aim of identifying inefficiencies in existing ventilation systems.

Citation

Currie, J., & Capper, G. (2001). Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces.

• Conference Name: European Conference on "Smoke Free Workplaces"
• Start Date: May 10, 2001
• End Date: May 11, 2001
• Acceptance Date: May 10, 2001
• Publication Date: May 10, 2001
• Deposit Date: May 27, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Public spaces; ventilation
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10248
• Publisher URL: https://idw-online.de/de/news28585