Airborne spread of infectious agents in the indoor environment

J Wei, Y Li - American journal of infection control, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Since the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic, scientific
exploration of infection control is no longer restricted to microbiologists or medical scientists …

Airborne spread of expiratory droplet nuclei between the occupants of indoor environments: A review

ZT Ai, AK Melikov - Indoor air, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews past studies of airborne transmission between occupants in indoor
environments, focusing on the spread of expiratory droplet nuclei from mouth/nose to …

The flow physics of COVID-19

R Mittal, R Ni, JH Seo - Journal of fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Flow physics plays a key role in nearly every facet of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes
the generation and aerosolization of virus-laden respiratory droplets from a host, its airborne …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilation and air cleaning to limit aerosol particle concentrations in a gym during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Blocken, T Van Druenen, A Ricci, L Kang… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 can spread by close contact through large droplet spray and indirect contact
via contaminated objects. There is mounting evidence that it can also be transmitted by …

[HTML][HTML] Can indoor sports centers be allowed to re-open during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a certificate of equivalence?

B Blocken, T Van Druenen, T Van Hooff… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Within a time span of only a few months, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has managed to spread
across the world. This virus can spread by close contact, which includes large droplet spray …

[HTML][HTML] Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings

J Atkinson - 2009 - books.google.com
In this new guideline, natural ventilation is considered for the first time among the effective
measures to control infections in health care. Such a recommendation from WHO …

Indoor aerosol science aspects of SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission

WW Nazaroff - Indoor Air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge about person‐to‐person transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 is reviewed,
emphasizing three components: emission of virus‐containing particles and drops from …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission and reduction of aerosols in classrooms using air purifier systems

S Burgmann, U Janoske - Physics of fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) as an airborne respiratory disease led to a bunch of open
questions: how teaching in classrooms is possible and how the risk of infection can be …

A coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics and Wells-Riley model to predict COVID-19 infection probability for passengers on long-distance trains

Z Wang, ER Galea, A Grandison, J Ewer, F Jia - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Coupled Wells-Riley (WR) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling
(WR-CFD) facilitates a detailed analysis of COVID-19 infection probability (IP). This …

Evaluation of various turbulence models in predicting airflow and turbulence in enclosed environments by CFD: Part 1—Summary of prevalent turbulence models

ZJ Zhai, Z Zhang, W Zhang, QY Chen - Hvac&R Research, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Air distribution in enclosed environments is crucial to thermal comfort and air quality.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has played an important role in evaluating and …