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Indoor Air

Title:		"Modeling the reversible, diffusive sink effect in response to transient contaminant sources"
Author(s):		Zhao D; Little JC; Hodgson AT;
Address:		"Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA"
Journal Title:		Indoor Air
Year:		2002
Volume:		12
Issue:		3
Page Number:		184 - 190
DOI:		10.1034/j.1600-0668.2002.01116.x
ISSN/ISBN:		0905-6947 (Print) 0905-6947 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A physically based diffusion model is used to evaluate the sink effect of diffusion-controlled indoor materials and to predict the transient contaminant concentration in indoor air in response to several time-varying contaminant sources. For simplicity, it is assumed the predominant indoor material is a homogeneous slab, initially free of contaminant, and the air within the room is well mixed. The model enables transient volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations to be predicted based on the material/air partition coefficient (K) and the material-phase diffusion coefficient (D) of the sink. Model predictions are made for three scenarios, each mimicking a realistic situation in a building. Styrene, phenol, and naphthalene are used as representative VOCs. A styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) backed carpet, vinyl flooring (VF), and a polyurethane foam (PUF) carpet cushion are considered as typical indoor sinks. In scenarios involving a sinusoidal VOC input and a double exponential decaying input, the model predicts the sink has a modest impact for SBR/styrene, but the effect increases for VF/phenol and PUF/naphthalene. In contrast, for an episodic chemical spill, SBR is predicted to reduce the peak styrene concentration considerably. A parametric study reveals for systems involving a large equilibrium constant (K), the kinetic constant (D) will govern the shape of the resulting gasphase concentration profile. On the other hand, for systems with a relaxed mass transfer resistance, K will dominate the profile"
Keywords:		"Air Movements *Air Pollution, Indoor Diffusion Facility Design and Construction Forecasting Kinetics *Models, Theoretical Organic Chemicals Ventilation Volatilization;"
Notes:		"MedlineZhao, D Little, J C Hodgson, A T eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2002/09/25 Indoor Air. 2002 Sep; 12(3):184-90. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2002.01116.x"