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Review of research on air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality control for human health.
Bingfeng Yu,Z B Hu,M Liu +2 more
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In this paper, a review of recent research on air conditioning systems and indoor air quality control for human health is presented, where the problems in the existing research are summarized and further study is suggested on air-conditioning systems and Indoor Air Quality Control for healthy indoor air environment.Abstract:
With the improvement of the living standard, air conditioning has been applied widely. Meanwhile, health problems associated with air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality appear more frequently. In this paper, recent research is reviewed on air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality control for human health. The problems in the existing research are summarized. Further study is suggested on air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality control for healthy indoor air environment.read more
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