Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A comprehensive review

J Shen, M Kong, B Dong, MJ Birnkrant… - … and Technology for the …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and great economic loss globally.
There has been substantial evidence supporting the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in simulating and modeling the airborne virus transmission: A state-of-the-art review

F Pourfattah, LP Wang, W Deng, YF Ma, L Hu… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Recently, the COVID-19 virus pandemic has led to many studies on the airborne
transmission of expiratory droplets. While limited experiments and on-site measurements …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Computer simulation of the SARS-CoV-2 contamination risk in a large dental clinic

J Komperda, A Peyvan, D Li, B Kashir, AL Yarin… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2)
virus, has been rapidly spreading worldwide since December 2019, causing a public health …

Natural ventilation design for underground parking garages

CR Chu, ZY Su - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Most underground parking garages use mechanical ventilation facilities to remove
excessive heat and indoor contaminants and consume significant amounts of energy …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne transmission of COVID-19 and mitigation using box fan air cleaners in a poorly ventilated classroom

R He, W Liu, J Elson, R Vogt, C Maranville, J Hong - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Many indoor places, including aged classrooms and offices, prisons, homeless shelters, etc.,
are poorly ventilated but resource-limited to afford expensive ventilation upgrades or …

Multi-objective performance assessment of HVAC systems and physical barriers on COVID-19 infection transmission in a high-speed train

M Ahmadzadeh, M Shams - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was performed to model and study the
transmission risk associated with cough-related SARS-CoV-2 droplets in a real-world high …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution large-eddy simulation of indoor turbulence and its effect on airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens—Model validation and infection …

M Auvinen, J Kuula, T Grönholm, M Sühring… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
High-resolution large-eddy simulation (LES) is exploited to study indoor air turbulence and
its effect on the dispersion of respiratory virus-laden aerosols and subsequent transmission …

[HTML][HTML] How severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 aerosol propagates through the age-specific upper airways

MS Islam, P Larpruenrudee, SC Saha… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 causes significant respirational health problems,
including high mortality rates worldwide. The deadly corona virus-containing aerosol enters …

[HTML][HTML] Direct numerical simulation of turbulent dispersion of evaporative aerosol clouds produced by an intense expiratory event

A Fabregat, F Gisbert, A Vernet, JA Ferré, K Mittal… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Airborne particles are a major route for transmission of COVID-19 and many other infectious
diseases. When a person talks, sings, coughs, or sneezes, nasal and throat secretions are …