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ReviewProcess safety and environmental protection : transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B2021

A critical review of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems within the context of a global SARS-CoV-2 epidemic.

Ashraf Mimi Elsaid, Hany A Mohamed, Gamal B Abdelaziz, M Salem Ahmed

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Review in Process safety and environmental protection : transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ashraf Mimi ElsaidDepartment of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo 11282, Egypt.
Hany A MohamedDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Asyut 71516, Egypt.
Gamal B AbdelazizMechanical Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.
M Salem AhmedMechanical Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Assiut University · EGHelwan University · EGSohag University · EGSuez University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread over the world, resulting in more than 225 million patients, and 4.7 million deaths in September 2021. It also caused panic and terror, halted numerous activities, and resulted in the world economy deteriorates. It altered human behavior and compelled people to alter their lifestyles to avoid infection. Air conditioning systems are one of the most important sectors that must be considered because of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 all over the world. Air is used as a heat transfer medium in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The air contains a variety of pollutants, viruses, and bacteria, all of which have an impact on and destroy human life. Significantly in summer, people spend more time in air conditioners which results in lower levels of vitamin D and melatonin which may affect the functioning of their immune system and are susceptible to receiving SARS-CoV-2 from other individuals. As an important component of air conditioning and ventilation systems, the air filter plays a significant role. As a result, researchers must work harder to improve its design to prevent the ultra-small particles loaded with COVID-19. This paper contributes to the design of existing HVAC systems in terms of their suitability and impact on the spread of the hybrid SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, as well as efforts to obtain a highly efficient air filter to remove super-sized particles for protection against epidemic infection. In addition, important guideline recommendations have been extracted to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 throughout the world and to get the highest quality indoor air in air-conditioned places.

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Air filterAir pollutionCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) (SARS-CoV-2)Human thermal comfortHVACIndoor air qualityVentilation

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PMID34566275
PMCPMC8450051
OpenAlexW3200150023

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