William Bahnfleth

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Architectural Engineering

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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Projects

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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalReview articlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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, Loomans, M., Marks, G., Marr, L. C., Mazzarella, L., Melikov, A. K., Miller, S. L., Milton, D. K., Monty, J., Nielsen, P. V., Noakes, C., Peccia, J., Prather, K. A., Querol, X., Salthammer, T., Sekhar, C., Seppänen, O., Tanabe, S. I., Tang, J. W., Tellier, R., Tham, K. W., Wargocki, P., Wierzbicka, A. & Yao, M., Mar 29 2024, In: Science. 383, 6690, p. 1418-1420 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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.

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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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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.

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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, Milton, D. K., Nazaroff, W., Nielsen, P. V., Noakes, C., Peccia, J., Querol, X., Sekhar, C., Seppänen, O., Tanabe, S. I., Tellier, R., Wai, T. K., Wargocki, P. & Wierzbicka, A., May 15 2023, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 76, 10, p. 1854-1859 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-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.

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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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-review