Extended lifetime of respiratory droplets in a turbulent vapor puff and its implications on airborne disease transmission
To quantify the fate of respiratory droplets under different ambient relative humidities, direct
numerical simulations of a typical respiratory event are performed. We found that, because …
numerical simulations of a typical respiratory event are performed. We found that, because …
Short-range exposure to airborne virus transmission and current guidelines
After the Spanish flu pandemic, it was apparent that airborne transmission was crucial to
spreading virus contagion, and research responded by producing several fundamental …
spreading virus contagion, and research responded by producing several fundamental …
Growth of respiratory droplets in cold and humid air
The ambient conditions surrounding liquid droplets determine their growth or shrinkage.
However, the precise fate of a liquid droplet expelled from a respiratory puff as dictated by its …
However, the precise fate of a liquid droplet expelled from a respiratory puff as dictated by its …
Modelling the direct virus exposure risk associated with respiratory events
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of accurately modelling
the pathogen transmission via droplets and aerosols emitted while speaking, coughing and …
the pathogen transmission via droplets and aerosols emitted while speaking, coughing and …
[HTML][HTML] Revisiting D2-law for the evaporation of dilute droplets
In a wide range of applications, the estimate of droplet evaporation time is based on the
classical D 2-law, which, assuming a fast mixing and fixed environmental properties, states …
classical D 2-law, which, assuming a fast mixing and fixed environmental properties, states …
Finite-size evaporating droplets in weakly compressible homogeneous shear turbulence
Finite-size evaporating droplets in weakly compressible homogeneous shear turbulence Page
1 J. Fluid Mech. (2022), vol. 934, A15, doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.1140 Finite-size evaporating …
1 J. Fluid Mech. (2022), vol. 934, A15, doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.1140 Finite-size evaporating …
Heat transfer in drop-laden turbulence
Heat transfer by large deformable drops in a turbulent flow is a complex and rich-in-physics
system, in which drop deformation, breakage and coalescence influence the transport of …
system, in which drop deformation, breakage and coalescence influence the transport of …
Evaporation and clustering of ammonia droplets in a hot environment
Recent developments in the transition to zero-carbon fuels show that ammonia is a valid
candidate for combustion. However, liquid ammonia combustion is difficult to stabilize due to …
candidate for combustion. However, liquid ammonia combustion is difficult to stabilize due to …
A model to predict the short-term turbulent indoor dispersion of small droplets and droplet nuclei released from coughs and sneezes
J Pallares, A Fabregat - Indoor and Built Environment, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose a simple model to predict the short-term indoor turbulent dispersion of the
aerosol cloud produced by violent expiratory events. Once the air injection ceases, the …
aerosol cloud produced by violent expiratory events. Once the air injection ceases, the …
A computational fluid dynamics—Population balance equation approach for evaporating cough droplets transport
Abstract Airborne diseases, including COVID-19, are transmitted by respiratory droplets,
which makes the study of the evolution of these droplets important to control the …
which makes the study of the evolution of these droplets important to control the …