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Bar and Restaurant Model

Bar and Restaurant Exposure

This simulation is of smokers in an enclosed (indoor) bar or restaurant over a 2-hour period where there are designated smoking and nonsmoking rooms. The two rooms are well-mixed and connected by a doorway or open passage.

You may select the dimensions of each room (Length x Width x Height in feet), the overall rate of outdoor air exchange (h-1), which is apportioned to each room according to their volumes, the air flow rate between zones (m3 h-1), which is currently the same in each direction, and the total number of cigarettes smoked in the smoking room of the venue over the 2-hour period.

Multiple smokers can be active simultaneously. Each cigarette lasts 10 minutes. Cigarette starting times are assigned randomly. A given cigarette has an equal chance of being lit during any minute of the 2-hour period.

Make your selections below and then press the "Submit" button or the "Enter" key on your keyboard while your cursor is in the description text box.

Description of Simulation:

Dimensions of the Smoking Room as L x W x H (in feet):

Dimensions of the Nonsmoking Room as L x W x H (in feet):

Air Flow Between Smoking Room and Nonsmoking Room in cubic meters per hour (same in both directions):

Total Outdoor Air-Exchange Rate of the Bar or Restaurant in Units of Building Volumes Removed Per Hour (VPH):

Total Number of Cigarette Smoked in the Smoking Room over the 2-hour Period: