Aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2: physical principles and implications

MC Jarvis - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Evidence has emerged that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can be
transmitted airborne in aerosol particles as well as in larger droplets or by surface deposits …

Airborne spread of infectious agents in the indoor environment

J Wei, Y Li - American journal of infection control, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Since the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic, scientific
exploration of infection control is no longer restricted to microbiologists or medical scientists …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling aerosol transport and virus exposure with numerical simulations in relation to SARS-CoV-2 transmission by inhalation indoors

V Vuorinen, M Aarnio, M Alava, V Alopaeus… - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
We provide research findings on the physics of aerosol and droplet dispersion relevant to
the hypothesized aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the current pandemic. We …

Influence of wind and relative humidity on the social distancing effectiveness to prevent COVID-19 airborne transmission: A numerical study

Y Feng, T Marchal, T Sperry, H Yi - Journal of aerosol science, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been confirmed that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can transmit through
droplets created when an infected human coughs or sneezes. Accordingly, 1.83-m (6-feet) …

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 …

Enhanced spread of expiratory droplets by turbulence in a cough jet

J Wei, Y Li - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Coughing has been confirmed as a significant vector for transmitting respiratory diseases. It
can be modelled physically as a turbulent jet to study the dispersion of expiratory droplets …

[HTML][HTML] Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings

J Atkinson - 2009 - books.google.com
In this new guideline, natural ventilation is considered for the first time among the effective
measures to control infections in health care. Such a recommendation from WHO …

Walking-induced particle resuspension in indoor environments

J Qian, J Peccia, AR Ferro - Atmospheric Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Resuspension of particles indoors increases the risk of consequent exposure through
inhalation and non-dietary ingestion. Studies have been conducted to characterize indoor …

A schlieren optical study of the human cough with and without wearing masks for aerosol infection control

JW Tang, TJ Liebner, BA Craven… - Journal of the Royal …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Various infectious agents are known to be transmitted naturally via respiratory aerosols
produced by infected patients. Such aerosols may be produced during normal activities by …

The influence of human walking on the flow and airborne transmission in a six-bed isolation room: tracer gas simulation

J Hang, Y Li, R Jin - Building and Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
By performing unsteady CFD simulations using RNG k–ɛ model and dynamic mesh
technique, this paper investigates how the walking motion of health care worker (HCW) …