[HTML][HTML] Challenges in simulating and modeling the airborne virus transmission: A state-of-the-art review
Recently, the COVID-19 virus pandemic has led to many studies on the airborne
transmission of expiratory droplets. While limited experiments and on-site measurements …
transmission of expiratory droplets. While limited experiments and on-site measurements …
Towards an accurate CFD prediction of airflow and dispersion through face mask
Given the difficulty of experimental measurement of respiratory airflow and dispersion
through a face mask, accurate numerical simulation is an important method to increase the …
through a face mask, accurate numerical simulation is an important method to increase the …
Lagrangian dynamics of particle transport in oral and nasal breathing
We present a large-eddy simulation (LES) of saliva particle transport during normal human
breathing through the nose and mouth. The flow of the air–saliva mixture is modeled using …
breathing through the nose and mouth. The flow of the air–saliva mixture is modeled using …
[HTML][HTML] Modeling and simulation of the potential indoor airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus through respiratory droplets
Respiratory viruses are transported from an infected person to other neighboring people
through respiratory droplets. These small droplets are easily advected by air currents in a …
through respiratory droplets. These small droplets are easily advected by air currents in a …
Numerical evaluation of face masks for prevention of COVID-19 airborne transmission
J Liu, M Hao, S Chen, Y Yang, J Li, Q Mei… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments around the globe to apply various
preventive measures for public health. One of the most effective measures is wearing face …
preventive measures for public health. One of the most effective measures is wearing face …
[HTML][HTML] Double masking protection vs. comfort—A quantitative assessment
V Arumuru, SS Samantaray, J Pasa - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
COVID-19 has forced humankind to adopt face masks as an integral part of everyday life.
This preventive measure is an effective source control technique to curb the spread of …
This preventive measure is an effective source control technique to curb the spread of …
A mathematical model for accurately predicting face mask wearer's inhalation exposure to self-exhaled and external pollutants
Face masks reduce the wearers' inhalation exposure to external pollutants, but intensifying
the exposure to their self-exhaled pollutants. To quantify the wearers' inhalation exposure to …
the exposure to their self-exhaled pollutants. To quantify the wearers' inhalation exposure to …
The effect of relative air humidity on the evaporation timescales of a human sneeze
The present paper investigates droplet and aerosol emission from the human respiratory
function by numerical and experimental methods, which is analyzed at the worst-case …
function by numerical and experimental methods, which is analyzed at the worst-case …
[HTML][HTML] Respiratory droplets interception in fibrous porous media
D Maggiolo, S Sasic - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate, by means of pore-scale lattice Boltzmann simulations, the mechanisms of
interception of respiratory droplets within fibrous porous media composing face masks. We …
interception of respiratory droplets within fibrous porous media composing face masks. We …
[HTML][HTML] On the Lagrangian dynamics of saliva particles during normal mouth breathing
The flow and saliva particulate transport dynamics during normal human breathing through
the mouth are simulated numerically using an Eulerian large-eddy simulation (LES) …
the mouth are simulated numerically using an Eulerian large-eddy simulation (LES) …