COVID-19 dispersion in naturally-ventilated classrooms: a study on inlet-outlet characteristics

GM Abbas, I Gursel Dino - Journal of Building Performance …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Infectious aerosol dispersion poses significant infection risks (ie, COVID-19) in classrooms
due to dense and long occupancy. Natural ventilation is an effective strategy to reduce …

The impact of natural ventilation on airborne biocontaminants: a study on COVID-19 dispersion in an open office

GM Abbas, I Gursel Dino - Engineering, Construction and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Biocontaminants represent higher risks to occupants' health in shared spaces.
Natural ventilation is an effective strategy against indoor air biocontamination. However, the …

A practical approach for preventing dispersion of infection disease in naturally ventilated room

C Ren, SJ Cao, F Haghighat - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic period, the airborne transmission of viruses has
raised widespread concern as daily activities are resumed in public buildings. It is essential …

The relationship between ventilation rates in schools and the indoor airborne transmission potential of COVID-19

S Harrington, M Mulville… - … Engineering and Design …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The requirement for natural ventilation strategies in classrooms to perform in respect to both
their inherent and adaptive capacity is necessary to mitigate the risk of transmission …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of mechanical and natural ventilation modes on the spread of indoor airborne contaminants: A review

IJ Al-Rikabi, J Karam, H Alsaad, K Ghali… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of ventilation in
mitigating indoor airborne pathogen transmission. Numerous studies have consistently …

Opening windows as a supplementary ventilation strategy for large classrooms in a pandemic situation: Field measurements and simulation

X Deng, Z Bao, S Chen, E Schuldenfrei, J Huang… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to significant global health
emergencies in recent years, prompting widespread recommendations across various …

Natural ventilation strategy and related issues to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) airborne transmission in a school building

S Park, Y Choi, D Song, EK Kim - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may spread through aerosols, so-called airborne …

Experimental device to evaluate aerosol dispersion in venues

I Schulz, F Hehnen, KH Lausch, SM Geisler, Ü Hasirci… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the importance of understanding and
mitigating the airborne transmission of pathogens in indoor environments. This study …

Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Calculation of Aerosol Transport in a Classroom with Window Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation and Mobile Air Purifier

P Ostmann, D Derwein, K Rewitz, M Kremer, D Müller - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the air quality and infection risk in classrooms were the
focus of many investigations. Despite general recommendations for sufficient ventilation …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne transmission of COVID-19 and mitigation using box fan air cleaners in a poorly ventilated classroom

R He, W Liu, J Elson, R Vogt, C Maranville, J Hong - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Many indoor places, including aged classrooms and offices, prisons, homeless shelters, etc.,
are poorly ventilated but resource-limited to afford expensive ventilation upgrades or …