[HTML][HTML] Progress in CFD simulations of fluidized beds for chemical and energy process engineering

F Alobaid, N Almohammed, MM Farid, J May… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gas-solid fluidized beds have drawn the attention of engineers and researchers as an
effective technology for a large variety of applications, and numerical simulations can play …

Airborne spread of expiratory droplet nuclei between the occupants of indoor environments: A review

ZT Ai, AK Melikov - Indoor air, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews past studies of airborne transmission between occupants in indoor
environments, focusing on the spread of expiratory droplet nuclei from mouth/nose to …

A roadmap to pulmonary delivery strategies for the treatment of infectious lung diseases

S He, J Gui, K Xiong, M Chen, H Gao, Y Fu - Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Pulmonary drug delivery is a highly attractive topic for the treatment of infectious lung
diseases. Drug delivery via the pulmonary route offers unique advantages of no first-pass …

A comparison between tracer gas and aerosol particles distribution indoors: The impact of ventilation rate, interaction of airflows, and presence of objects

M Bivolarova, J Ondráček, A Melikov, V Ždímal - Indoor air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The study investigated the separate and combined effects of ventilation rate, free convection
flow produced by a thermal manikin, and the presence of objects on the distribution of tracer …

Role of CFD based in silico modelling in establishing an in vitro-in vivo correlation of aerosol deposition in the respiratory tract

F Huang, Q Zhu, X Zhou, D Gou, J Yu, R Li… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective evaluation and prediction of aerosol transport deposition in the human respiratory
tracts are critical to aerosol drug delivery and evaluation of inhalation products …

Regional aerosol deposition in the human airways: The SimInhale benchmark case and a critical assessment of in silico methods

P Koullapis, SC Kassinos, J Muela… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Regional deposition effects are important in the pulmonary delivery of drugs intended for the
topical treatment of respiratory ailments. They also play a critical role in the systemic delivery …

Anatomy matters: The role of the subject-specific respiratory tract on aerosol deposition—A CFD study

J Wedel, P Steinmann, M Štrakl, M Hriberšek… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges to humanity nowadays. COVID-
19 virus can replicate in the host's larynx region, which is in contrast to other viruses that …

Can CFD establish a connection to a milder COVID-19 disease in younger people? Aerosol deposition in lungs of different age groups based on Lagrangian particle …

J Wedel, P Steinmann, M Štrakl, M Hriberšek… - Computational …, 2021 - Springer
To respond to the ongoing pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, this contribution deals with recently
highlighted COVID-19 transmission through respiratory droplets in form of aerosols. Unlike …

Towards whole-lung simulations of aerosol deposition: A model of the deep lung

PG Koullapis, FS Stylianou, J Sznitman, B Olsson… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2020 - Elsevier
In silico methods can be used to estimate regional deposition of inhaled aerosols in regions
of the lung that are inaccessible by direct measurements. Knowledge of deposited dose is …

Anatomical variability in the upper tracheobronchial tree: sex-based differences and implications for personalized inhalation therapies

S Christou, T Chatziathanasiou… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The morphometry of the large conducting airways is presumed to have a strong effect on the
regional deposition of inhaled aerosol particles. Nevertheless, sex-based differences have …