Turbulent flows with drops and bubbles: What numerical simulations can tell us—Freeman scholar lecture
Turbulent flows laden withlarge, deformable drops or bubbles are ubiquitous in nature and a
number of industrial processes. These flows are characterized by physics acting at many …
number of industrial processes. These flows are characterized by physics acting at many …
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 …
Numerical study on the effect of diner divider on the airborne transmission of diseases in canteens
Z Liu, R Li, Y Wu, R Ju, N Gao - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The large-scale outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has prompted the restaurants and canteens to
take corresponding measures such as installing diner dividers and controlling the number of …
take corresponding measures such as installing diner dividers and controlling the number of …
[HTML][HTML] Modeling of aerosol transmission of airborne pathogens in ICU rooms of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure
C Crawford, E Vanoli, B Decorde, M Lancelot… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated many concerns about cross-contamination risks,
particularly in hospital settings and Intensive Care Units (ICU). Virus-laden aerosols …
particularly in hospital settings and Intensive Care Units (ICU). Virus-laden aerosols …
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 …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] Estimates of the stochasticity of droplet dispersion by a cough
In this paper, the statistical distributions of the position and the size of the evaporating
droplets after a cough are evaluated, thus characterizing the inherent stochasticity of …
droplets after a cough are evaluated, thus characterizing the inherent stochasticity of …
Large is different: nonmonotonic behavior of elastic range scaling in polymeric turbulence at large Reynolds and Deborah numbers
We use direct numerical simulations to study homogeneous and isotropic turbulent flows of
dilute polymer solutions at high Reynolds and Deborah numbers. We find that for small …
dilute polymer solutions at high Reynolds and Deborah numbers. We find that for small …
[HTML][HTML] Shear-thinning and shear-thickening emulsions in shear flows
We study the rheology of a two-fluid emulsion in semiconcentrated conditions; the solute is
Newtonian while the solvent is an inelastic power-law fluid. The problem at hand is tackled …
Newtonian while the solvent is an inelastic power-law fluid. The problem at hand is tackled …