Comparison of results from indoor radon measurements using active and passive methods with those from mathematical modeling.

Comparison of results from indoor radon measurements using active and passive methods with those from mathematical modeling. Radiat Environ Biophys. 2019 Jun 27;: Authors: Visnuprasad AK, Reby Roy KE, Jojo PJ, Sahoo BK 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. PMID: 31250094 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics - Category: Physics Authors: Tags: Radiat Environ Biophys Source Type: research