Approaches in CFD modeling of respiratory droplet dispersion–issues and challenges

AA Sedighi, F Haghighat, F Nasiri, S Cao… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Airborne viruses can be transmitted from infected person to healthy one through small
respiratory droplets. Comprehensive information on the dispersion pattern of saliva droplets …

Quantifying the COVID19 infection risk due to droplet/aerosol inhalation

R Bale, A Iida, M Yamakawa, CG Li, M Tsubokura - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The dose-response model has been widely used for quantifying the risk of infection of
airborne diseases like COVID-19. The model has been used in the room-average analysis …

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 …

Large eddy simulation of droplet transport and deposition in the human respiratory tract to evaluate inhalation risk

A Murga, R Bale, CG Li, K Ito… - PLoS computational …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
As evidenced by the worldwide pandemic, respiratory infectious diseases and their airborne
transmission must be studied to safeguard public health. This study focuses on the emission …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing infection risk in a restaurant environment due to airborne diseases using discrete droplet dispersion simulations

R Bale, CG Li, H Fukudome, S Yumino, A Iida… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The use of masks as a measure to control the spread of respiratory viruses has been widely
acknowledged. However, there are instances where wearing a mask is not possible, making …

Investigation of bimodal characteristics of the droplet size distribution in condensation spray

J Okajima, M Kato, A Hayakawa, Y Iga - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
To understand the generation process of airborne droplets during exhalation, this study
investigates the mechanism of bimodal characteristics of the size distribution of droplets …

Leveraging the Supercomputer Fugaku for the Assessment of Droplet/Aerosol Transmission Risks in COVID‐19 Mitigation Efforts

R Bale, M Tsubokura - IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This work delves into the significant advancements in epidemiological modeling and public
health policy driven by detailed, quantitative analyses of COVID‐19 aerosol transmission …

Digital transformation of droplet/aerosol infection risk assessment realized on “Fugaku” for the fight against COVID-19

K Ando, R Bale, CG Li, S Matsuoka… - … Journal of High …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The fastest supercomputer in 2020, Fugaku, has not only achieved digital transformation of
epidemiology in allowing end-to-end, detailed quantitative modeling of COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilation strategies for inhalation exposure risk mitigation: Eulerian-Lagrangian LES analysis of particle-laden turbulent flow applying virtual manikins

A Murga, R Bale, K Ito, M Tsubokura - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Indoor environmental control has become primordial to minimize inhalation risk of pollutants
through the implementation of next-generation ventilation systems. The performance of …

A WSN framework for privacy aware indoor location

A Tošić, N Hrovatin, J Vičič - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the past two decades, technological advancements in smart devices, IoT, and smart
sensors have paved the way towards numerous implementations of indoor location systems …