Observing and quantifying airflows in the infection control of aerosol-and airborne-transmitted diseases: an overview of approaches

JW Tang, CJ Noakes, PV Nielsen, I Eames… - Journal of Hospital …, 2011 - Elsevier
With concerns about the potential for the aerosol and airborne transmission of infectious
agents, particularly influenza, more attention is being focused on the effectiveness of …

Comparison of indoor aerosol particle concentration and deposition in different ventilated rooms by numerical method

B Zhao, Y Zhang, X Li, X Yang, D Huang - Building and Environment, 2004 - Elsevier
The air movement and aerosol particle concentration and deposition in displacement and
mixing ventilation rooms are studied numerically. The discrete trajectory model is adopted to …

Modeling the evaporation and dispersion of airborne sputum droplets expelled from a human cough

J Redrow, S Mao, I Celik, JA Posada, Z Feng - Building and Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
This study contributes a new model to simulate the evaporation and dispersion of sputum
droplets from human coughs or sneezes. It is the first time different chemical components …

CFD simulation of the airborne transmission of COVID-19 vectors emitted during respiratory mechanisms: Revisiting the concept of safe distance

Mariam, A Magar, M Joshi, PS Rajagopal, A Khan… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The airborne transmission of the COVID-19 virus has been suggested as a major mode of
transmission in recent studies. In this context, we studied the spatial transmission of COVID …

Modelling and measurement of airflow and aerosol particle distribution in a ventilated two-zone chamber

W Lu, AT Howarth, N Adam, SB Riffat - Building and environment, 1996 - Elsevier
A CFD analysis of air movement and aerosol particle deposition and distribution in a
ventilated two-zone system with a small interzonal opening is presented. The comparisons …

CFD simulation of airborne pathogen transport due to human activities

EA Hathway, CJ Noakes, PA Sleigh… - Building and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is an increasingly popular tool for studying the impact
of design interventions on the transport of infectious microorganisms. While much of the …

Particle deposition in indoor environments: analysis of influencing factors

B Zhao, J Wu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2007 - Elsevier
In this paper, several factors influencing particle deposition in indoor environments are
analyzed with an analytical model and a three-dimensional drift flux model combined with …

Fates and spatial variations of accumulation mode particles in a multi-zone indoor environment during the HOMEChem campaign

EK Boedicker, EW Emerson, GR McMeeking… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Studying the indoor dynamics that impact particles is crucial in order to understand indoor
air chemistry and assess overall human exposure to particles. This work investigates spatial …

Numerical investigation of airflow pattern and particulate matter transport in naturally ventilated multi-room buildings.

TJ Chang, YF Hsieh, HM Kao - Indoor air, 2006 - search.ebscohost.com
This study reports on a numerical investigation of transport behavior of indoor airflow and
size-dependent particulate matter (PM) in multi-room buildings. An indoor size-dependent …

Transport mechanisms of airborne particulate matters in partitioned indoor environment

TJ Chang, TS Hu - Building and Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study is to investigate the transport mechanisms of size-
dependent airborne particulate matters in partitioned indoor environment. A three …