Journal
INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 114-128Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X19893748
Keywords
Indoor radon environment; Ventilation schemes; Radon effective dose; Numerical modelling; Air purifier
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1867221]
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The study found that increasing the air supply speed of the purifier is an effective solution to reduce indoor radon pollution, especially when the purifier is placed in the middle of the room. Under mechanical ventilation conditions, the purification function is more effective when the air supply angle is 60 degrees.
Radon is a radioactive pollutant that could pose hazards to the surrounding environment and people due to its radioactive decay progenies. In this study, numerical simulations of radon dispersion were conducted under natural and mechanical ventilation with an air-purifier for radon. Factors such as the air supply speed, position and air supply angles of the purifier were considered. Results showed that the increase in the air supply speed from the purifier was an effective solution to reduce indoor radon pollution. The effect was better when the purifier was in the middle of the room. The purification effect was similar when the air supply changed under natural ventilation, while purification function was more effective when the air supply angle was 60 degrees under the mechanical ventilation condition. An effective dose estimation involving typical ventilation schemes with radon purifier was evaluated. Using this approach, the radiation effect on occupants was computed. The calculated effective dose was 0.9 mSv y(-1) when the air supply speed of the purifier was 0.2 m s(-1) under natural ventilation. As a result, the effective dose calculated was under the annual effective dose limit of 3-10 mSv y(-1) recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) for public exposure.
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