Resuspension of particles on dusty surfaces in a fully developed turbulent channel flow

Hau Him Lee, Sau Chung Fu, Daoding Qin, Christopher Y.H. Chao

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Abstract

Particle resuspension is a common occurrence in environmental processes and it is an important factor in indoor air quality. To achieve a heathy building, the indoor air quality must be maintained at a good level. So, it is crucial to investigate the resuspension of particles in different environments. Dusty surfaces are commonly encountered environments because these increase the rate of resuspension and are thus more potentially hazardous. The objective of this paper is to study resuspension of different sizes of particles on a dusty surface in a fully developed turbulent channel flow. The result shows that larger particles required smaller friction velocity to become resuspended. The estimated friction velocities, evaluated by a rolling mechanism, have good agreement with the experimental results for large particles.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHealthy Buildings Europe 2017
PublisherInternational Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
ISBN (Print)9788379472604
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventHealthy Buildings Europe 2017, HB 2017 - Lublin, Poland
Duration: 2 Jul 20175 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameHealthy Buildings Europe 2017

Conference

ConferenceHealthy Buildings Europe 2017, HB 2017
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityLublin
Period2/07/175/07/17

Keywords

  • Contaminated surface
  • Detachment from surface
  • Particle adhesion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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