Airborne transmission of COVID-19: aerosol dispersion, lung deposition, and virus-receptor interactions
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), due to infection by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is now causing a global pandemic. Aerosol …
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is now causing a global pandemic. Aerosol …
Recent advances in droplet wetting and evaporation
The wetting of solid surfaces using liquid droplets has been studied since the early 1800s.
Thomas Young and Pierre-Simon Laplace investigated the wetting properties, as well as the …
Thomas Young and Pierre-Simon Laplace investigated the wetting properties, as well as the …
Host-to-host airborne transmission as a multiphase flow problem for science-based social distance guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic has strikingly demonstrated how important it is to develop
fundamental knowledge related to the generation, transport and inhalation of pathogen …
fundamental knowledge related to the generation, transport and inhalation of pathogen …
Dispersion of evaporating cough droplets in tropical outdoor environment
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has focused our attention on airborne droplet
transmission. In this study, we simulate the dispersion of cough droplets in a tropical outdoor …
transmission. In this study, we simulate the dispersion of cough droplets in a tropical outdoor …
Disease transmission through expiratory aerosols on an urban bus
Airborne respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 pose significant challenges to public
transportation. Several recent outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 indicate the high risk of …
transportation. Several recent outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 indicate the high risk of …
Weather impact on airborne coronavirus survival
T Dbouk, D Drikakis - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The contribution of this paper toward understanding of airborne coronavirus survival is
twofold: We develop new theoretical correlations for the unsteady evaporation of …
twofold: We develop new theoretical correlations for the unsteady evaporation of …
The physics of respiratory particle generation, fate in the air, and inhalation
Given that breathing is one of the most fundamental physiological functions, there is an
urgent need to broaden our understanding of the fluid dynamics that governs it. There would …
urgent need to broaden our understanding of the fluid dynamics that governs it. There would …
Offshore oil spill response practices and emerging challenges
Offshore oil spills are of tremendous concern due to their potential impact on economic and
ecological systems. A number of major oil spills triggered worldwide consciousness of oil …
ecological systems. A number of major oil spills triggered worldwide consciousness of oil …
Gel propellants
MB Padwal, B Natan, DP Mishra - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transformation of a liquid propellant into a semi-solid gel state paves way for
energetically improved, reliable, safer, and possibly green futuristic propellant for rocket and …
energetically improved, reliable, safer, and possibly green futuristic propellant for rocket and …
Infrared thermal imaging
M Vollmer - Computer Vision: A Reference Guide, 2020 - Springer
Background Infrared (IR) radiation was discovered in 1800 by Sir William Herschel while
studying radiation from the sun. One hundred years later, Max Planck was the first to …
studying radiation from the sun. One hundred years later, Max Planck was the first to …