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Particle and Aerosol Research
Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2020, Pages 73-94
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ISSN : 1738-8716 (Print)
ISSN : 2287-8130 (Online)
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Airborne infection risk of respiratory infectious diseases and effectiveness of using filter-embeded mechanical ventilator and infectious source reduction device such as air cleaner
Sungjae Park1), Geunyoung Park1), Dae Hoon Park1), Hyunbon Koo2), and Jungho Hwang1)*)
1)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University
2)Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT)
*Corresponding author.
Tel.: +82-2-2123-2821, E-mail: hwangjh@yonsei.ac.kr
Received 08 September 2020, Revised 10 October 2020, Accepted 26 October 2020, Available online 31 December 2020
https://dx.doi.org/10.11629/jpaar.2020.16.4.073
Abstracts
Particulate infectious sources, including infectious viruses, can float in the air, causing airborne infections. To prevent
indoor airborne infection, dilution control by ventilation and indoor air cleaners are frequently used. In this study, the
risk of airborne infection by the operation of these two techniques was evaluated. In case of dilution control by
ventilation, a high efficiency air filter was embedded at the inlet of supply air. In this study, infectious source
reduction devices such as indoor air cleaner include all kinds of mechanical-filters, UV-photo catalysts and air ionizers
through which air flow is forced by fans. Two mathematical models for influenza virus were applied in an infant care
room where infants and young children are active, and the risk reduction efficiency was compared. As a result, in the
case of individually operating the ventilator or the infectious source reduction device, the airborne infection risk
reduction efficiencies were 55.2~61.2% and 53.8~59.9%, respectively. When both facilities were operated, it was found
that the risk of airborne infection was reduced about 72.2~76.8%. Therefore, simultaneous operation of ventilation
equipment and infectious source reduction device is the most effective method for safe environment that minimizes the
risk of airborne infection of respiratory infectious diseases. In the case of a space where sufficient ventilation
operation is difficult, it was found that the operation of an infectious source reduction device is important to prevent
the spread of infectious diseases. This study is meaningful in that it provides an academic basis for strategies for
preventing airborne infection of respiratory infectious diseases.
Keywords
Airborne Infection risk, Respiratory infectious disease, Ventilation, Infection source reduction device, Wells-Riley model, Dose-response model
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