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 …

Recent progress on studies of airborne infectious disease transmission, air quality, and thermal comfort in the airliner cabin air environment

F Wang, R You, T Zhang, Q Chen - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Airborne transmission of infectious diseases through air travel has become a major concern,
especially during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The flying public and crew members have long …

Influencing factors in the simulation of airflow and particle transportation in aircraft cabins by CFD

Q Cao, M Liu, X Li, CH Lin, D Wei, S Ji, TT Zhang… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To control the transport of particles such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus in airliner cabins, which is
a significant concern for the flying public, effective ventilation systems are essential …

Evaluating the commercial airliner cabin environment with different air distribution systems

R You, CH Lin, D Wei, Q Chen - Indoor Air, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ventilation systems for commercial airliner cabins are important in reducing contaminant
transport and maintaining thermal comfort. To evaluate the performance of a personalized …

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in COVID-19 isolation wards: on-site sampling and numerical analysis

W Huang, K Wang, CT Hung, KM Chow… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although airborne transmission has been considered as a possible route for the spread of
SARS-CoV-2, the role that aerosols play in SARS-CoV-2 transmission is still controversial …

Human cough as a two-stage jet and its role in particle transport

J Wei, Y Li - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The human cough is a significant vector in the transmission of respiratory diseases in indoor
environments. The cough flow is characterized as a two-stage jet; specifically, the starting jet …

Current and potential approaches on assessing airflow and particle dispersion in healthcare facilities: a systematic review

H Tan, KY Wong, MHD Othman, HY Kek… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
An indoor environment in a hospital building requires a high indoor air quality (IAQ) to
overcome patients' risks of getting wound infections without interrupting the recovery …

Effects of cough-jet on airflow and contaminant transport in an airliner cabin section

L Yang, X Li, Y Yan, J Tu - The Journal of Computational …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The goals of this study were to investigate the effect of cough-jet on local airflow and
contaminant transport in a typical cabin environment by using computational fluid dynamics …

Determination of dynamic intake fraction of cooking-generated particles in the kitchen

J Gao, C Cao, Q Xiao, B Xu, X Zhou, X Zhang - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper attempts to determine the individual intake fraction of particles generated from a
simplified cooking process of edible oil heating in the kitchen. First, two separate sets of …

Numerical investigation of airborne contaminant transport under different vortex structures in the aircraft cabin

F Li, J Liu, J Ren, X Cao, Y Zhu - International journal of heat and mass …, 2016 - Elsevier
Airborne contaminants such as pathogens, odors and CO 2 released from an individual
passenger could spread via air flow in an aircraft cabin and make other passengers …