Airborne spread of expiratory droplet nuclei between the occupants of indoor environments: A review

ZT Ai, AK Melikov - Indoor air, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews past studies of airborne transmission between occupants in indoor
environments, focusing on the spread of expiratory droplet nuclei from mouth/nose to …

A review of advanced air distribution methods-theory, practice, limitations and solutions

B Yang, AK Melikov, A Kabanshi, C Zhang… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ventilation and air distribution methods are important for indoor thermal environments and
air quality. Effective distribution of airflow for indoor built environments with the aim of …

Clothing-mediated exposures to chemicals and particles

D Licina, GC Morrison, G Bekö… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
A growing body of evidence identifies clothing as an important mediator of human exposure
to chemicals and particles, which may have public health significance. This paper reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Particle deposition in a realistic geometry of the human conducting airways: Effects of inlet velocity profile, inhalation flowrate and electrostatic charge

PG Koullapis, SC Kassinos, MP Bivolarova… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Understanding the multitude of factors that control pulmonary deposition is important in
assessing the therapeutic or toxic effects of inhaled particles. The use of increasingly …

A comparison between tracer gas and aerosol particles distribution indoors: The impact of ventilation rate, interaction of airflows, and presence of objects

M Bivolarova, J Ondráček, A Melikov, V Ždímal - Indoor air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The study investigated the separate and combined effects of ventilation rate, free convection
flow produced by a thermal manikin, and the presence of objects on the distribution of tracer …

Human personal air pollution clouds in a naturally ventilated office during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Yang, A Muthalagu, VG Serrano, D Licina - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Personal cloud, termed as the difference in air pollutant concentrations between breathing
zone and room sites, represents the bias in approximating personal inhalation exposure that …

Emission rates and the personal cloud effect associated with particle release from the perihuman environment

D Licina, Y Tian, WW Nazaroff - Indoor air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inhalation exposure to elevated particulate matter levels is correlated with deleterious health
and well‐being outcomes. Despite growing evidence that identifies humans as sources of …

Experimental evaluation of thermal comfort, ventilation performance indices and exposure to airborne contaminant in an airborne infection isolation room equipped …

FA Berlanga, MR de Adana, I Olmedo, JM Villafruela… - Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study is focused on determining the convenience of the use of displacement ventilation
strategy in airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs). Thermal comfort of the occupants of the …

Modeling clothing as a vector for transporting airborne particles and pathogens across indoor microenvironments

J Kvasnicka, EA Cohen Hubal, JA Siegel… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Evidence suggests that human exposure to airborne particles and associated contaminants,
including respiratory pathogens, can persist beyond a single microenvironment. By …

Error analysis of human inhalation exposure simulation in industrial workshop

Y Wang, X Shen, SJ Yoo, Z Long, K Ito - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The evaluation of inhalation exposure of workers in industrial production environments is
significant. Current studies on inhalation exposure in industrial workshops are quite limited …