[HTML][HTML] Review of experimental measurements on particle size distribution and airflow behaviors during human respiration

N Hu, F Yuan, A Gram, R Yao, S Sadrizadeh - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, pandemic outbreaks have raised concerns about the spread of respiratory
infections and their impact on public health. Since the pathogen emission during human …

Towards an accurate CFD prediction of airflow and dispersion through face mask

Z Jia, Z Ai, X Yang, CM Mak, HM Wong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the difficulty of experimental measurement of respiratory airflow and dispersion
through a face mask, accurate numerical simulation is an important method to increase the …

Use of wearable ventilation for reducing the infection risk of healthcare workers in isolation wards: A numerical study

J Gao, M Yu, Y Xu, L He, L Zeng, G Cao, X Wei - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the protective effectiveness of a novel head-mounted air supply
(HAS) system on healthcare workers (HCWs) in COVID-19 isolation wards. The study …

Effect of sneeze flow velocity profiles on the respiratory droplets dispersion in a confined space: An experimental and computational fluid dynamics study

A Bahramian, G Ahmadi - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, the effects of sneeze velocity profiles, including peak velocity (PV), peak
velocity time (PVT), and sneeze duration time (SDT), on the dispersion of respiratory …

Effects of ventilation rate and social distancing on risk of transmission of disease: a numerical study using Eulerian-Lagrangian method

W Oh, R Ooka, H Kikumoto, S Lee - Aerosol Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study utilized the Eulerian-Lagrangian method to investigate the risk of transmission of
disease by tracking particles generated through coughing. The effects of ventilation rates …

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 …

Numerical modeling of sneeze airflow and its validation with an experimental dataset

W Oh, R Ooka, H Kikumoto, M Han - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we aimed at providing datasets using experimental results to validate the
sneeze airflow. In addition, the boundary conditions for the sneeze simulation that could …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of upper respiratory tract anatomy and head movement on the buoyant flow and particle dispersion generated in a violent expiratory event

J Pallares, A Fabregat, S Cito - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in understanding the turbulent dispersion of
airborne pathogen-laden particles has significantly increased. The ability of infectious …

Correlation between beverage consumption and droplet production during respiratory activity using interferometric Mie imaging experiment

W Oh, Y Bu, H Kikumoto, R Ooka - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of beverage consumption on droplet production during
coughing and speaking. Interferometric Mie imaging (IMI) measures particle size using the …

Evaluation of the spatial distribution of aerosols produced by various respiratory activities

W Oh, H Kikumoto, Y Bu, R Ooka - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the dispersion and evaporation characteristics of droplets and
droplet nuclei emitted during human respiratory activities. A specially designed wind tunnel …