Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses

CC Wang, KA Prather, J Sznitman, JL Jimenez… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Exposure to droplets produced in the coughs and sneezes of infected
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely …

[HTML][HTML] A review on indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19–modelling and mitigation approaches

S Rayegan, C Shu, J Berquist, J Jeon, LG Zhou… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few years, significant efforts have been made to investigate the transmission of
COVID-19. This paper provides a review of the COVID-19 airborne transmission modeling …

COVID-19 spread in a classroom equipped with partition–A CFD approach

M Mirzaie, E Lakzian, A Khan, ME Warkiani… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the motion and distribution of droplets containing coronaviruses emitted by
coughing of an infected person in front of a classroom (eg, a teacher) were investigated …

The impact of large mobile air purifiers on aerosol concentration in classrooms and the reduction of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

FF Duill, F Schulz, A Jain, L Krieger… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increased risk of infection by virus-containing
aerosols indoors is assumed. Especially in schools, the duration of stay is long and the …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne transmission of COVID-19 and mitigation using box fan air cleaners in a poorly ventilated classroom

R He, W Liu, J Elson, R Vogt, C Maranville, J Hong - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Many indoor places, including aged classrooms and offices, prisons, homeless shelters, etc.,
are poorly ventilated but resource-limited to afford expensive ventilation upgrades or …

Droplet fate, efficacy of face mask, and transmission of virus-laden droplets inside a conference room

D Mirikar, S Palanivel, V Arumuru - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The second and third waves of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have hit
the world. Even after more than a year, the economy is yet to return to a semblance of …

A Eulerian-Lagrangian approach for the non-isothermal and transient CFD analysis of the aerosol airborne dispersion in a car cabin

F Arpino, G Cortellessa, G Grossi, H Nagano - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Car cabin micro-environment represents a potential hotspot for transmission of respiratory
infections related to possible high concentration levels of viruses and bacteria and to …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in simulating and modeling the airborne virus transmission: A state-of-the-art review

F Pourfattah, LP Wang, W Deng, YF Ma, L Hu… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Recently, the COVID-19 virus pandemic has led to many studies on the airborne
transmission of expiratory droplets. While limited experiments and on-site measurements …

CFD analysis of the air supply rate influence on the aerosol dispersion in a university lecture room

F Arpino, G Cortellessa, AC D'Alicandro, G Grossi… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The airborne droplet route has been recognized as the main pathway of infection
transmission in indoor environments, drawing the attention to a proper design of Heating …

Systematic summary and analysis of Chinese HVAC guidelines coping with COVID-19

J Ye, C Lin, J Liu, Z Ai, G Zhang - Indoor and Built …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) system that is almost indispensable
service system of modern buildings is recognized as the most important engineering control …