Conceptual analysis of Intensive Care Room with Computational Fluid Dynamics

Since 2005, the Leiden University Medical Center started the building of the new departmentof children Intensive Care (IC). Several types of geometry have been planned in the department, In order to minimize the cost and get the most applicable result, an IC room with two beds in serial has been chosen for the detailed aerodynamic study. The CFD model of the IC room with two beds in serial is studied. The CFD model will split the whole room as many small mesh elements to fulfil the conservations of mass, momentum and energy. The IC room has a high internal heat load from the devices (approx. 60W/m2) and the hospital owner has a strong expectation on the indoor comfort of the air speed and temperature. Therefore, several difference ventilation concepts have been modeled and the best choice has been made for the final design.