Visnuprasad, A. K.; Reby Roy, K. E.; Jojo, P. J.; Sahoo, B. K. (RP&AD)
Source
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 2019. Vol. 58: pp. 345-352
ABSTRACT
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been used to simulate the distribution of indoor radon concentration in a naturally ventilated room. Finite volume method was employed in CFD code for the simulation of indoor radon. The simulation results were validated at 34 points in a matrix of two horizontal planes (y = 1.3 m and y = 2.1 m) using passive pinhole dosimeters and at six points using an active scintillation radon monitor. The CFD results were found to exhibit an excellent correlation with the measured values. It is concluded that CFD analysis is a powerful tool to visualize indoor radon distribution.