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Analysis of indoor air quality in surgical operating rooms using experimental and numerical investigations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2012

Najla El Gharbi ,
Ahmed Benzaoui ,
Essam Eldin Khalil  and
Ramiz Kameel
Najla El Gharbi*
Affiliation:
Center for Renewable Energy Development, PO Box 62, Bouzareah, 16340 Algiers, Algeria University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Faculty of Physics, Po. Box 32 El Alia Bab Ezzouar, 16111 Algiers, Algeria
Ahmed Benzaoui
Affiliation:
University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Faculty of Physics, Po. Box 32 El Alia Bab Ezzouar, 16111 Algiers, Algeria
Essam Eldin Khalil
Affiliation:
Cairo University – Faculty of Engineering, Egypt, Gamaet El Qahera St. Giza, Giza, Egypt
Ramiz Kameel
Affiliation:
Cairo University – Faculty of Engineering, Egypt, Gamaet El Qahera St. Giza, Giza, Egypt
*
a Corresponding author: n.elgharbi@cder.dz
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Abstract

The present work fosters experimental measurements and mathematical modelling techniques to primarily determine the thermal and the relative humidity characteristics in the air-conditioned surgical operating room. The present work also demonstrates the effect of the various designs of surgical operating rooms and operational parameters on the flow pattern and temperatures characteristics. This study is a part of a more comprehensive investigation of the more important factors affecting the air environments in surgical operating room. Measured and predicted temperatures and relative humidity profiles are shown to be in good agreement. The present paper introduces several recommendations regarding the optimum design requirements of operating rooms to provide hygiene and comfort environment. Low humidity affects comfort and health. The present work offers examples of measured relative humidity profiles in an operating room in (New Kasr El-Aini Teaching Hospital – 1200 beds – Cairo University – Egypt). These experimental results were carried out to verify the proposed numerical procedure and particularly in the vicinity of the supply outlets and operating table.

Keywords

Surgical operating roomsaerodynamics simulationturbulent modelcomfortairflowindoor air quality
Type
Research Article
Information
Mechanics & Industry , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , 2012 , pp. 123 - 126
Copyright
© AFM, EDP Sciences 2012

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