Design, construction, and characterization of the University of South Florida wind tunnel.

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• Personal Author:
  Garcia JS
• Description:
  Much of the aerosol research completed at the University of South Florida has revolved around evaluating industrial hygiene equipment and instrumentation in environmental chambers. Data collected during these studies has provided valuable baseline data on equipment and instrument performance under calm air conditions. A newly constructed wind tunnel now allows researchers to evaluate industrial hygiene instruments under moving air conditions. Because the wind tunnel is capable of producing wind velocities that a worker could encounter in the occupational setting, researchers may gain insight into instrument performance under simulated field conditions. Because aerosols can be introduced into the new wind tunnel testing section, researchers can also challenge industrial hygiene equipment and instrumentation with aerosols in sizes ranges that are of interest in public health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Occupational Health Public Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Aerosols; Industrial Hygiene; Equipment Design; Workers; Work Environment; Public Health; Author Keywords: Wind Tunnel; Velocity Profile; Turbulence Intensity; Fluorescent Polystyrene Latex Spheres; Fluorometry
• Publisher:
  University of South Florida
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Dissertation
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-93
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065498
• Citation:
  Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2018 Jun; :1-93
• Email:
  jgarcia4@health.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Design, construction, and characterization of the University of South Florida wind tunnel
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fa3ecb9f7992ea5be0a831d21ab808e05395ef438d31b646506348959f67d0db48c90402847835e4bb1b08bb1d10408ef1e2f1b67c00c703ec8982b3cf4ecc52
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248843/cdc_248843_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.26 MB ]