Risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 in a car cabin assessed through 3D CFD simulations

F Arpino, G Grossi, G Cortellessa, A Mikszewski… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the risk of infection from SARS‐CoV‐2 Delta variant of passengers sharing a
car cabin with an infected subject for a 30‐min journey is estimated through an integrated …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The use of Taguchi, ANOVA, and GRA methods to optimize CFD analyses of ventilation performance in buildings

BE Yuce, PV Nielsen, P Wargocki - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a method that can be used to optimize CFD analyses of ventilation performance
in buildings; the method was successfully applied in other disciplines. In the method, three …

CFD analysis of the air supply rate influence on the aerosol dispersion in a university lecture room

F Arpino, G Cortellessa, AC D'Alicandro, G Grossi… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The airborne droplet route has been recognized as the main pathway of infection
transmission in indoor environments, drawing the attention to a proper design of Heating …

Assessing the impact of architectural and behavioral interventions for controlling indoor COVID-19 infection risk: An agent-based approach

A Zhang, Q Zhen, C Zheng, J Li, Y Zheng, Y Du… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives, forcing us to reconsider our built environment.
In some buildings with high traffic flow, infected individuals release viral particles during …

[HTML][HTML] Thermofluid dynamics and droplets transport inside a large university classroom: Effects of occupancy rate and volumetric airflow

AC D'Alicandro, A Capozzoli, A Mauro - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The airborne droplets released by humans while speaking or coughing are the main
sources of human-to-human contagion for airborne transmissible diseases. Due to the …

Effectiveness of a portable personal air cleaner in reducing the airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens

G Cortellessa, C Canale, L Stabile, G Grossi… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The airborne transmission in indoor environments represents the main pathway of
respiratory pathogens, and most of the indoor environments do not have adequate …

Airborne transmission of exhaled pollutants during short-term events: Quantitatively assessing inhalation monitor points

X Li, CM Mak, Z Ai, HM Wong - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The infection risk assessment associated with the contaminant inhalation can provide a
scientific basis for formulating mitigation measures. Previous studies on the breathing zone …

Evaluation of intervention measures in reducing the driver's exposure to respiratory particles in a taxi with infected passengers

Y Pan, W Huang, HK Dai, Y Bian, KF Ho… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong in early 2022, the large number of
infected persons caused a shortage of ambulances and transportation vehicles operated by …

Airborne transmission during short-term events: Direct route over indirect route

X Li, Z Ai, J Ye, CM Mak, HM Wong - Building Simulation, 2022 - Springer
Numerous short-term exposure events in public spaces were reported during the COVID-19
pandemic, especially during the spread of Delta and Omicron. However, the currently used …