INDOOR AIR QUALITY OF A CAFETERIA WITH A ROTOR TURBINE VENTILATOR (RTV) AND CROSS-CORRELATIONS BETWEEN INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPANCY RATE AND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS

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dc.authoridMentese, Sibel/0000-0002-0395-3603
dc.contributor.authorMentese, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorCotuker, Osman
dc.contributor.authorSelcuk, Burak
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:05:26Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:05:26Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIndoor air quality (IAQ) improvement potential of rotor turbine ventilator (RTV) was researched by setting up an RTV on the outer part of the chimney of a kitchen, located in a windy city, Canakkale, Turkey. Efficiency of RTV was assessed by preliminary tests, conducted in a three-storey restaurant. After obtaining positive results in terms of airborne bacteria count (TBC) from these tests, long-term measurements were carried out in a cafeteria by air sampling before and after setting up the RTV. In addition to airborne bacteria measurements, concentrations of Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC), Carbon monoxide (CO), Carbon dioxide (CO2), ozone and (fine and coarse) particulate matters (PM) were also measured before and after the RTV installation on the funnel of the cafeteria. Moreover, temperature and relative humidity were measured on-line, and the meteorological parameters were recorded. Furthermore, the number of people in the cafeteria during the air sampling was counted. After the RTV installation, levels of TBC, sum of PM, TVOC, and CO2 clearly decreased, while levels of ozone and CO showed no significant variation during the study. Overall, RTV has potential to improve IAQ, when combined with natural ventilation. In addition to examining the efficiency of RTV, cross-correlations were found among the air pollutants, meteorological/thermal comfort parameters, and the occupancy rate, regardless of the RTV installation. Moreover, statistically significant relationships (p<0.05) were found for number of people in the cafeteria and levels of both CO2 and TBC throughout the entire study.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Scientific Research Center [2010/167]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Scientific Research Center. Project no: 2010/167. The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. A. Cemal Saydam and Dr. Turkay Onacak for the helpful discussions in using the RTVs and Env. Eng. student, Deniz Tasdibi for her help during the field studies, Margaret Hawthorne, Ph.D. for reading the manuscript, and the occupants of the sampling points for their patience.
dc.identifier.doi10.30638/eemj.2018.204
dc.identifier.endpage2059
dc.identifier.issn1582-9596
dc.identifier.issn1843-3707
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85059056849
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage2051
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.30638/eemj.2018.204
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/27640
dc.identifier.volume17
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000450651200004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGh Asachi Technical Univ Iasi
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Engineering and Management Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectairborne bacteria
dc.subjectindoor air quality
dc.subjectrotor turbine ventilator
dc.titleINDOOR AIR QUALITY OF A CAFETERIA WITH A ROTOR TURBINE VENTILATOR (RTV) AND CROSS-CORRELATIONS BETWEEN INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPANCY RATE AND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS
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