Research Article

Strategic Placement of Portable Air Cleaners for Enhanced Aerosol Control in Dental Treatment Rooms: A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis

Table 2

The studied models.

GroupsAir conditioner grille directionsLocations of portable air cleaner

SC0Straightening to the center directionNo portable air cleaner
SC1Straightening to the center directionAt the lower left corner of the dental room (location 1 in Figure 1)
SC2Straightening to the center directionAt the foot end of the dental chair (location 2 in Figure 1)
SC3Straightening to the center directionAt the lower right corner of the dental room (location 3 in Figure 1)
SC4Straightening to the center directionBehind the dental chair on the right side (location 4 in Figure 1)
SC5Straightening to the center directionBehind the dental chair on the left side (location 5 in Figure 1)
DC045-degree downward to the center directionNo portable air cleaner
DC145-degree downward to the center directionAt the lower left corner of the dental room (location 1 in Figure 1)
DC245-degree downward to the center directionAt the foot end of the dental chair (location 2 in Figure 1)
DC345-degree downward to the center directionAt the lower right corner of the dental room (location 3 in Figure 1)
DC445-degree downward to the center directionBehind the dental chair on the right side (location 4 in Figure 1)
DC545-degree downward to the center directionBehind the dental chair on the left side (location 5 in Figure 1)