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 …

A review of different ventilation modes on thermal comfort, air quality and virus spread control

M Fan, Z Fu, J Wang, Z Wang, H Suo, X Kong… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the era of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), inappropriate indoor ventilation may
turn out to be the culprit of microbial contamination in enclosed spaces and deteriorate the …

Visualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets

S Verma, M Dhanak, J Frankenfield - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The use of face masks in public settings has been widely recommended by public health
officials during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The masks help mitigate the risk of cross …

Investigation of airborne particle exposure in an office with mixing and displacement ventilation

S Liu, M Koupriyanov, D Paskaruk, G Fediuk… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective ventilation could reduce COVID-19 infection in buildings. By using a computational
fluid dynamics technique and advanced experimental measurement methods, this …

How far droplets can move in indoor environments–revisiting the wells evaporation–falling curve.

X **e, Y Li, ATY Chwang, PL Ho, WH Seto - Indoor air, 2007 - search.ebscohost.com
A large number of infectious diseases are believed to be transmitted between people via
large droplets and by airborne routes. An understanding of evaporation and dispersion of …

Thermal comfort in hospital buildings–A literature review

F Yuan, R Yao, S Sadrizadeh, B Li, G Cao… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospital buildings are required to secure a variety of indoor environments according to the
diverse requirements of patients and staff. Among these requirements, thermal comfort is an …

Ventilation strategies and design impacts on indoor airborne transmission: A review

N Izadyar, W Miller - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the indoor airborne transmission issue to the forefront.
Although ventilation systems provide clean air and dilute indoor contaminated air, there is …

[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 …

A review of the performance of different ventilation and airflow distribution systems in buildings

G Cao, H Awbi, R Yao, Y Fan, K Sirén… - Building and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of this article is to review the scientific literature on airflow distribution systems
and ventilation effectiveness to identify and assess the most suitable room air distribution …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 impact on operation and energy consumption of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems

W Zheng, J Hu, Z Wang, J Li, Z Fu, H Li, J Jurasz… - Advances in Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system is favourable for regulating indoor
temperature, relative humidity, airflow pattern and air quality. However, HVAC systems may …