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 …

[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 …

The impact of the air distribution method in ventilated rooms on the aerosol particle dispersion and removal: The experimental approach

A Jurelionis, L Gagytė, T Prasauskas, D Čiužas… - Energy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The ventilation strategy, air distribution method and air change rate may affect building
energy consumption significantly. However, this strategy is also related to contaminant …

Respiratory pandemic and indoor aeraulics of classrooms

P Carlotti, B Massoulié, A Morez, A Villaret, L Jing… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Respiratory pandemics, such as COVID19, may be transmitted by several modes. The
present work focuses on the transmission through small droplets released by people from …

[HTML][HTML] A numerical approach for preventing the dispersion of infectious disease in a meeting room

M Ahmadzadeh, M Shams - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Airborne transmission of respiratory aerosols carrying infectious viruses has generated
many concerns about cross-contamination risks, particularly in indoor environments. ANSYS …

Experimental measurements and large eddy simulation of expiratory droplet dispersion in a mechanically ventilated enclosure with thermal effects

AS Berrouk, ACK Lai, ACT Cheung, SL Wong - Building and Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Understanding of droplet transport in indoor environments with thermal effects is very
important to comprehend the airborne pathogen infection through expiratory droplets. In this …

Identification of appropriate CFD models for simulating aerosol particle and droplet indoor transport

X Liu, Z Zhai - Indoor and Built Environment, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been widely used to predict indoor particle and
droplet transport and dispersion. CFD solves simplified conservative equations that describe …

Numerical investigation of thermal comfort and transport of expiratory contaminants in a ventilated office with an air curtain system

DY Park, S Chang - Indoor and Built Environment, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Air distribution systems generally focus on diluting contaminants and distributing
conditioned air. However, this strategy has a potential for spreading particulate matter or …

Prediction of respiratory droplets evolution for safer academic facilities planning amid COVID-19 and future pandemics: A numerical approach

JJ Quiñones, A Doosttalab, S Sokolowski… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne dispersion of the novel SARS-CoV-2 through the droplets produced during
expiratory activities is one of the main transmission mechanisms of this virus from one …

Simulation of COVID-19 indoor emissions from coughing and breathing with air conditioning and mask protection effects

C Cravero, D Marsano - Indoor and Built Environment, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 infection has emerged as a disruptive pandemic at worldwide level. The
study of the mechanism of contagion is one of the greatest challenges before a mass …