E. E. Khalil, “Energy Efficiency, Air Flow Regime and Relative Humidity in Air-Conditioned Surgical Operating Theatres,” Proceedings ASHRAE, Paper ASHRAE-2012-CH-12-C056, January 2012.

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• TITLE: Energy Efficient Hospitals Air Conditioning Systems

  AUTHORS: Essam E. Khalil

  KEYWORDS: CFD; Hospitals; Air Conditioning; Energy Efficiency

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Energy Efficiency, Vol.1 No.1, June 6, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in the healthcare applications and particularly in surgical operating theatres are important features in modernized designs. The various reasons for deviation from obtaining optimum IAQ and energy efficient buildings are listed. The air conditioning systems serving the operating rooms require careful design to minimize the concentration of airborne organisms. Numerical approach is an appropriate tool to be utilized to adequately identify the airflow patterns temperatures and relative humidity distributions and hence energy efficient designs.