Airborne transmission of COVID‐19 virus in enclosed spaces: an overview of research methods

X Zhao, S Liu, Y Yin, T Zhang, Q Chen - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since the outbreak of COVID‐19 in December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‐2) has spread worldwide. This study summarized the …

Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases

ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, OO Krüger, JD Förster… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …

[HTML][HTML] Direct numerical simulation of the turbulent flow generated during a violent expiratory event

A Fabregat, F Gisbert, A Vernet, S Dutta, K Mittal… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A main route for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) transmission
involves airborne droplets and aerosols generated when a person talks, coughs, or …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid dynamics and epidemiology: Seasonality and transmission dynamics

T Dbouk, D Drikakis - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Epidemic models do not account for the effects of climate conditions on the transmission
dynamics of viruses. This study presents the vital relationship between weather seasonality …

Onsite measurement and dilution-based infection risk assessment for a new mobile negative pressure isolation room (MNPIR) as a solution to minimize cross-infection

J Cho, S Jang, J Song - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes an onsite measurement protocol and infection risk assessment using
tracer gas tests based on the dilution-based method to evaluate the ventilation system's …

Prediction of respiratory droplets evolution for safer academic facilities planning amid COVID-19 and future pandemics: A numerical approach

JJ Quiñones, A Doosttalab, S Sokolowski… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne dispersion of the novel SARS-CoV-2 through the droplets produced during
expiratory activities is one of the main transmission mechanisms of this virus from one …

Experimental measurements of airflow features and velocity distribution exhaled from sneeze and speech using particle image velocimetry

M Han, R Ooka, H Kikumoto, W Oh, Y Bu, S Hu - Building and environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Airflow exhaled from sneeze and speech is an important source of viruses and droplets in
daily life and may cause imperceptible virus propagation. The velocities of sneeze and …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Jet fans in the underground car parking areas and virus transmission

A Nazari, M Jafari, N Rezaei, F Taghizadeh-Hesary… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Jet fans are increasingly preferred over traditional ducted systems as a means of ventilating
pollutants in large environments such as underground car parks. The spread of severe acute …

A computational study of expiratory particle transport and vortex dynamics during breathing with and without face masks

A Khosronejad, S Kang, F Wermelinger… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We present high-fidelity numerical simulations of expiratory biosol transport during normal
breathing under indoor, stagnant air conditions with and without a facile mask. We …