Several studies have shown that the waste heat from forced-air warming (FAW) escapes near the floor and warms the contaminated air resident near the floor. The waste heat then forms into convection currents that rise up and contaminate the sterile field above the surgical table. It has been shown that a single airborne bacterium can cause a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following joint r...

Air-flow measurements at the working aperture showed an air speed of 0-137 m/second. After panels had been fitted to reduce the aperture from 84 x 13 cm to the minimum practicable size of 31 x 13 cm, the flow was increased to 0-32 m/second-still less than the recommended rate of 0 5 m/second. Tests of the furnace efficiency (Table, plates 1-4) showed that viable Str. hominis survived in the eff...

Stratified air distribution systems such as Traditional Displacement Ventilation (TDV) and UnderFloor Air Distribution (UFAD) systems have been known to provide better indoor air quality. This study examined the influence of several key design parameters on air distribution effectiveness by using a validated CFD program. The parameters studied were space type, diffuser number, supply air temper...

of Federal Air Pollution Control Legislation Clean Air Amendments, 1965 Authorized federal control of new motor vehicle emissions. Extended federal control to cover international pollution originating in the United States. Clean Air Act of November 21, 1967 Under Public Law 90-148 the states are held responsible for establishing local air quality standards consistent with federal criteria. Clea...

[1] This paper investigates the vertical airflow driven by fluctuating water table within the lower layer of a coastal two-layered system. The upper layer is unsaturated and semipermeable, while the lower is permeable. An analytical solution of the subsurface air pressure fluctuation is derived on the basis of model simplification assumptions, the reasonability of which was examined by numerica...