Research Summary
Thermal storage, district heating and cooling, indoor air quality, building energy modeling and analysis, applications of thermal sciences to buildings, and sampling protocols for indoor bioaerosol contaminants.
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Recent Publications
Investigation of a DNA tagged aerosol tracer method for In Situ evaluation of germicidal UV air cleaner effectiveness
Arvelo, I., Blatchley, E. R., Bahnfleth, W. P., Arnold, P., Fry, A., Topete, M., Zhou, L., Palmer, W., Piper, P. J., Zhang, J., Dexter, W. A., Palma, N. & Heredia, N. J., Aug 15 2024, In: Building and Environment. 262, 111828.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toward Clean and Green Buildings
Marr, L. C., Cappa, C. D., Bahnfleth, W. P., Bertram, T. H., Corsi, R. L., Ellis, M. J., Henze, G. P., Isaacman-VanWertz, G., Miller, S. L., Pistochini, T., Ristenpart, W. D., Vance, M. E. & Vikesland, P. J., Sep 1 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States). 150, 9, 02524002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Optimal design and operation of the hybrid absorption-compression chiller plants - Energy and economic analysis
Moghaddas-Zadeh, N., Farzaneh-Gord, M. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Apr 1 2024, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 82, 108182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mandating indoor air quality for public buildings If some countries lead by example, standards may increasingly become normalized
Morawska, L., Allen, J., Bahnfleth, W., Bennett, B., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., Cao, J., Dancer, S. J., Floto, A., Franchimon, F., Greenhalgh, T., Haworth, C., Hogeling, J., Isaxon, C., Jimenez, J. L., Kennedy, A., Kumar, P., Kurnitski, J. & Li, Y. & 23 others, , Mar 29 2024, In: Science. 383, 6690, p. 1418-1420 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Infectious Aerosol Control: A First Look at ASHRAE Standard 241
Bahnfleth, W. & Sherman, M., Aug 2023, In: ASHRAE Journal. 65, 8, p. 26-28 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CFD Analysis of Fixture Output Impact on Upper room Germicidal Ultraviolet Light System Performance
Khankari, K. & Bahnfleth, W., Jun 2023, In: ASHRAE Journal. 65, 6, p. 48-58 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CFD Analysis of Room Air Distribution: Effect On Upper-Room UVGI System Performance
Khankari, K. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Nov 2023, In: ASHRAE Journal. 65, 11, p. 48-56 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inactivation of HCoV-NL63 and SARS-CoV-2 in aqueous solution by 254 nm UV-C
Li, L. X., Nissly, R. H., Swaminathan, A., Bird, I. M., Boyle, N. R., Nair, M. S., Greenawalt, D. I., Gontu, A., Cavener, V. S., Sornberger, T., Freihaut, J. D., Kuchipudi, S. V. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 245, 112755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
ANN-based procedure to obtain the optimal design and operation of the compression chiller network – Energy, economic and environmental analysis
Moghaddas-Zadeh, N., Farzaneh-Gord, M., Ebrahimi-Moghadam, A. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Aug 1 2023, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 72, 106711.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Techno-economic assessment of a proposed novel hybrid system for natural gas pressure reduction stations
Moghaddas-Zadeh, N., Farzaneh-Gord, M., Ebrahimi-Moghadam, A. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Oct 2023, In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 178, p. 905-918 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?
Morawska, L., Bahnfleth, W., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S. J., Floto, A., Franchimon, F., Haworth, C., Hogeling, J., Isaxon, C., Jimenez, J. L., Kurnitski, J., Li, Y., Loomans, M., Marks, G., Marr, L. C., Mazzarella, L., Melikov, A. K. & Miller, S. & 13 others, , May 15 2023, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 76, 10, p. 1854-1859 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
IAQ 2020: Indoor environmental quality performance approaches transitioning from IAQ to IEQ, part 2 May 4–6, 2022 | Athens, Greece
Sekhar, C. & Bahnfleth, W., 2023, In: Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 29, 7, p. 661-662 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
CFD modeling of room airflow effects on inactivation of aerosol SARS-CoV-2 by an upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system
Won, Y., Rim, D., Mistrick, R. & Bahnfleth, W., 2023, In: Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 29, 7, p. 719-729 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparing airborne infectious aerosol exposures in sparsely occupied large spaces utilizing large-diameter ceiling fans
Yang, S., Wang, L., Raftery, P., Ivanovich, M., Taber, C., Bahnfleth, W. P., Wargocki, P., Pantelic, J., Zou, J., Mortezazadeh, M., Shu, C., Wang, R. & Arnold, S., Mar 1 2023, In: Building and Environment. 231, 110022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Model-Based Testbed for Uncertainty Quantification in Building Control Systems with Advanced Sequences of Operation
Abdel Haleem, S. M., Pavlak, G. S. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Jun 1 2022, In: Journal of Architectural Engineering. 28, 2, 04022007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review