Effect of indoor temperature on the velocity fields and airborne transmission of sneeze droplets: An experimental study and transient CFD modeling

A Bahramian, M Mohammadi, G Ahmadi - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic through the airborne transmission of coronavirus-
containing droplets emitted during coughing, sneezing, and speaking has now been well …

Implemented indoor airborne transmission mitigation strategies during COVID-19: a systematic review

R Saeedi, E Ahmadi, MS Hassanvand… - … of Environmental Health …, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted major economic and health burdens across the world.
On the other hand, the potential airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2 via air can deeply …

[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 …

Intelligent operation, maintenance, and control system for public building: towards infection risk mitigation and energy efficiency

C Ren, HC Zhu, J Wang, Z Feng, G Chen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the post-COVID-19 era, it is important but challenging to synchronously mitigate the
infection risk and optimize the energy savings in public buildings. While, ineffective control of …

Effect of ventilation strategy on performance of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system in a learning environment

S Park, R Mistrick, W Sitzabee, D Rim - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system is recently in the limelight as a
potentially effective method to mitigate the risk of airborne virus infection in indoor …

Refined design of ventilation systems to mitigate infection risk in hospital wards: perspective from ventilation openings setting

C Ren, J Wang, Z Feng, MK Kim, F Haghighat… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
To prevent respiratory infections between patients and medical workers, the transmission
risk of airborne pollutants in hospital wards must be mitigated. The ventilation modes, which …

Numerical comparison of exhaled particle dispersion under different air distributions for winter heating

T Li, EA Essah, Y Wu, Y Cheng, C Liao - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
People pay close attention to prevent and control the airborne transmission of respiratory
diseases, and effective ventilation can reduce the cross-infection risk. Nevertheless, in …

Application of machine learning (ML) and genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize window wing wall design for natural ventilation

YK Yi, M Anis, K Jang, YJ Kim - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent global pandemic has shown the importance of natural ventilation not only in
reducing energy consumption but also in reducing airborne contamination. Long …

Zonal demand-controlled ventilation strategy to minimize infection probability and energy consumption: A coordinated control based on occupant detection

C Ren, H Yu, J Wang, HC Zhu, Z Feng, SJ Cao - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, an increased risk of airborne transmission has been
experienced in buildings, particularly in confined public places. The need for ventilation as a …

Investigation of ventilation systems to improve air quality in the occupied zone in office buildings

S Szekeres, A Kostyák, F Szodrai, I Csáky - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a result of COVID-19, many office buildings around the world have downsized their
employees, but the comfort parameters in the building had to be kept. The facilities operation …