[HTML][HTML] Large-eddy simulation of buoyant airflow in an airborne pathogen transmission scenario

A Laitinen, M Korhonen, K Keskinen, O Kaario… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor airflow patterns and the spreading of respiratory air were studied using the large-
eddy simulation (LES) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach. A large model room …

High-resolution large-eddy simulation of indoor turbulence and its effect on airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens—Model validation and infection probability …

M Auvinen, J Kuula, T Grönholm, M Sühring… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
High-resolution large-eddy simulation (LES) is exploited to study indoor air turbulence and
its effect on the dispersion of respiratory virusladen aerosols and subsequent transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Direct numerical simulation of pathogen-laden aerosol dispersion in buoyancy-driven turbulent flow within confined spaces

A Lavrinenko, A Fabregat, F Gisbert… - … Communications in Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
Turbulent dispersion of particles is vital in understanding the transmission of airborne
infectious diseases. Transmission primarily occurs via inhalation of pathogen-laden …

Evaluation of a fast Large-Eddy-Simulation model for indoor airflows

A Musser, K McGrattan - Journal of architectural engineering, 2002 - ascelibrary.org
A three-dimensional large-eddy-simulation computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program,
developed for studying the transport of smoke during a fire in an enclosure, is applied to four …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne and aerosol pathogen transmission modeling of respiratory events in buildings: An overview of computational fluid dynamics

Y Sheikhnejad, R Aghamolaei, M Fallahpour… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogen droplets released from respiratory events are the primary means of dispersion and
transmission of the recent pandemic of COVID-19. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has …

Large-eddy simulations to define building-specific similarity relationships for natural ventilation flow rates

Y Hwang, C Gorlé - Flow, 2023 - cambridge.org
Natural ventilation can play an important role towards preventing the spread of airborne
infections in indoor environments. However, quantifying natural ventilation flow rates is a …

[HTML][HTML] Large-eddy simulation of aerosol concentrations in a realistic urban environment: Model validation and transport mechanism

Y Du, C Isaxon, P Roldin, K Mattisson, S Karttunen… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Air pollution in urban environments exhibits large spatial and temporal variations due to high
heterogeneous air flow and emissions. To address the complexity of local air pollutant …

Large eddy simulation of sneeze plumes and particles in a poorly ventilated outdoor air condition: A case study of the University of Houston main campus

HZ Kia, Y Choi, D Nelson, J Park, A Pouyaei - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many previous studies using computational
fluid dynamics (CFD) have focused on the dynamics of air masses, which are believed to be …

Influence of indoor airflow on airborne disease transmission in a classroom

M Zabihi, R Li, J Brinkerhoff - Building Simulation, 2024 - Springer
It has been widely accepted that the most effective way to mitigate airborne disease
transmission in an indoor space is to increase the ventilation airflow, measured in air …

Advanced turbulence models for predicting particle transport in enclosed environments

M Wang, CH Lin, Q Chen - Building and Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Occupant health is related to particle contaminants in enclosed environments, so it is
important to study particle transport in spaces to quantify the rates and routes of potential …