VENTILATION CFD ANALYSIS AT A PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT AS A TOOL FOR AIR SAFETY VERIFICATION UNDER COVID19 CONTEXT, A CASE STUDY

Proceeding of 5-6th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1615/tfec2021.nbe.036784

Mirna A. Limousin, Nicolás Ferreira, Luis Centurión, Jorge H. Kurita

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The COVID-19 pandemic has struck the global industry. Airflow in an enclosed space is one of the main factors in the spread of this virus. When combined with personal protective equipment, proper air ventilation can reduce the spread of this airborne virus. Potential sources of contaminant accumulation are stagnant locations of air in a plant. It is, therefore, necessary to first identify these hot spots. It will then allow proper airflow by avoiding stagnant points by moving machines, equipment, and people working in the areas. This type of CFD study will set the benchmark for future plant machine layout standards in this pandemic background. The work discussed here is a case study on a small pharmaceutical in Paraguay. The CFD results showed detailed information on flow patterns and velocity profiles in the analyzed production environment. This helped industry management to reopen work areas and keep their operators safe. © 2021 Begell House Inc.. All rights reserved.

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在covid - 19背景下，制药厂通风CFD分析作为空气安全验证工具的案例研究

新冠肺炎疫情给全球工业带来冲击。封闭空间内的气流是该病毒传播的主要因素之一。当与个人防护装备结合使用时，适当的空气流通可以减少这种空气传播病毒的传播。污染物积聚的潜在来源是工厂中空气停滞的地方。因此，有必要首先确定这些热点。然后，它将通过避免移动的机器、设备和在该区域工作的人的死点来允许适当的气流。这种类型的CFD研究将为未来在大流行背景下的工厂机器布局标准设定基准。这里讨论的工作是对巴拉圭一家小型制药公司的案例研究。CFD结果显示了在分析的生产环境中流动模式和速度分布的详细信息。这有助于行业管理部门重新开放工作区域并保证操作人员的安全。©2021 Begell House Inc..版权所有。

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