Prediction and control of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ventilated context: from source to receptor

C Xu, W Liu, X Luo, X Huang, PV Nielsen - Sustainable cities and society, 2022 - Elsevier
Global spread of COVID-19 has seriously threatened human life and health. The aerosol
transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 is observed often associated with infection clusters under …

Transmission mitigation of COVID-19: Exhaled contaminants removal and energy saving in densely occupied space by impinging jet ventilation

C Qin, SZ Zhang, ZT Li, CY Wen, WZ Lu - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The pandemic of COVID-19 and its transmission ability raise much attention to ventilation
design as indoor-transmission outstrips outdoor-transmission. Impinging jet ventilation (IJV) …

A practical approach for preventing dispersion of infection disease in naturally ventilated room

C Ren, SJ Cao, F Haghighat - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic period, the airborne transmission of viruses has
raised widespread concern as daily activities are resumed in public buildings. It is essential …

Influences of the optimized air curtain at subway entrance to reduce the ingress of outdoor airborne particles

T Chen, SJ Cao, J Wang, AG Nizamani, Z Feng… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is of great significance to control the air quality of underground metro stations, especially
considering their poorly ventilated environments. Existing literature mainly focuses on the …

An intelligent anti-infection ventilation strategy: From occupant-centric control and computer vision perspectives

H Wang, J Wang, Z Feng, F Haghighat, SJ Cao - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Occupant-centric control of the environment carries outstanding significance in several
fields. Especially in the context of epidemics, occupant-centric environmental control can …

Airflow deflectors of external windowsto induce ventilation: Towards COVID-19 prevention and control

W Che, J Ding, L Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the normalization of
the epidemic has posed great challenge to epidemic prevention and control in indoor …

Numerical investigation on air distribution characteristics and effect of the outlet opening mode on cross-shaped column attachment ventilation

J Wang, H Yin, Y Huo, J Zhang, L Liang, D Ji… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conventional (square and circular) column attachment ventilation theory has been
developed for many years. However, it is still unclear whether the cross-shaped column can …

Integrated design for underground space environment control of subway stations with atriums using piston ventilation

Y Wen, J Leng, F Yu, CW Yu - Indoor and Built Environment, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In subway stations, the piston effect plays an important role in enhancing ventilation to
improve subway environment and reduce energy consumption. However, it may induce …

Investigation of the performance of lateral ventilation in subway station fires

J Chen, Z Long, C Liu, S Cai, B Xu, H Cheng… - Journal of Wind …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lateral ventilation has been widely used in tunnel ventilation in recent years. But the effect of
lateral ventilation in subway stations has received little attention and discussion. Based on …

Optimization of ventilation performance of side air supply for large indoor spaces using deflectors and slot air outlets

H Wang, J Wang, Z Feng, CW Yu… - Indoor and Built …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to the large height and span of indoor spaces, efficient indoor ventilation performance
may be difficult to achieve using the side air supply for large halls, to control the indoor air …