Tengfei Zhang - Böcker

The inverse design approach is new to the built environment research and design community, though it has been used in other industries including automobile and airplane design. This book, from some of the pioneers of inverse design applications in the built environment, introduces the basic principles of inverse design and the specific techniques that can be applied to built environment systems. The authors' inverse design concept uses the desired enclosed environment as the design objective and inversely determines the systems required to achieve the objective. The book discusses a number of backward and forward methods for inverse design. Backward methods, such as the quasi-reversibility method, the pseudo-reversibility method, and the regularized inverse matrix method, can be used to identify contaminant sources in an enclosed environment. However, these methods cannot be used to inversely design a desired indoor environment. Forward methods, such as the computational-fluid-dynamics (CFD)-based genetic algorithm (GA) method, the CFD-based adjoint method, the CFD-based artificial neural network (ANN) method, and the CFD-based proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method, show the promise in the inverse design of airflow and heat transfer in an enclosed environment. The book describes the fundamentals of the methods for beginners, provides exciting design examples for the reader to duplicate, discusses the pros and cons of each design method and points out the knowledge gaps for further development.

The inverse design approach is new to the built environment research and design community, though it has been used in other industries including automobile and airplane design. This book, from some of the pioneers of inverse design applications in the built environment, introduces the basic principles of inverse design and the specific techniques that can be applied to built environment systems. The authors' inverse design concept uses the desired enclosed environment as the design objective and inversely determines the systems required to achieve the objective. The book discusses a number of backward and forward methods for inverse design. Backward methods, such as the quasi-reversibility method, the pseudo-reversibility method, and the regularized inverse matrix method, can be used to identify contaminant sources in an enclosed environment. However, these methods cannot be used to inversely design a desired indoor environment. Forward methods, such as the computational-fluid-dynamics (CFD)-based genetic algorithm (GA) method, the CFD-based adjoint method, the CFD-based artificial neural network (ANN) method, and the CFD-based proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method, show the promise in the inverse design of airflow and heat transfer in an enclosed environment. The book describes the fundamentals of the methods for beginners, provides exciting design examples for the reader to duplicate, discusses the pros and cons of each design method and points out the knowledge gaps for further development.

Comprehensive Guidance and Case Studies to Improve Indoor Air Quality Bridging theory with real-world application, Indoor Aerosol Dynamics offers a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the behavior of airborne particles in indoor environments, delivering clear guidance and practical tools on a range of topics from fundamental mechanics to health impacts and engineering controls. Readers will find information on indoor aerosol emission, movement, transformation, and removal, more specifically on indoor PM2.5, PM10, bioaerosols, pathogenic aerosols, secondary organic aerosols, aerosol generation, spatial transport, exposure, respiratory health, CFD simulation, multi-zone model, aerosol sampling and measurement, ventilation, filtration, disinfection, microbial inactivation, etc., enabling them to mitigate respiratory exposure and control infectious disease transmission. The book supports the development of elaborate measurement, sampling, monitoring, ventilation, filtration, and disinfection strategies, making it vital for applications in environmental health and engineering, building science, and public hygiene. Discover information on: Aerosol sources, transport modeling, exposure assessment, and infection transmission, with a focus on practical relevanceIndoor aerosol behavior, including non-biological aerosols and bioaerosols, from emission and transport to health impacts and control strategiesHealth impacts of indoor aerosols from diverse sources—cooking, smoking, cleaning, lavatory use, and intrusion of outdoor aerosolsAirborne infectious disease transmission including pathogenic aerosol shedding, exposure, symptoms, and risk evaluationReal-world case studies, data, problem sets, and other instructor materials for teaching and self-studyEssential for professionals working in the fields of public health, indoor air quality, ventilation, and indoor environmental systems, this book is also valuable for policy makers and regulators, and students in related programs of study.