Indoor Transmission of Respiratory Droplets Under Different Ventilation Systems Using the Eulerian Approach for the Dispersed Phase

• Published in: Fluids (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 7; p. 185
• Main Authors: Feng, Yi, Li, Dongyue, Marchisio, Daniele, Vanni, Marco, Buffo, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Aerosols; Behavior; Comparative analysis; Disease transmission; Droplets; Eulerian approach; Eulerian–Lagrangian approach; Fluid dynamics; Gases; Health aspects; Health risks; Hydrodynamics; Indoor environments; Infection; Infections; Infectious diseases; Methods; Numerical analysis; Outdoor air quality; Pollution dispersion; population balance equation; Population balance models; respiratory droplets; Simulation; Tracers (Chemistry); Two fluid models; Ventilation; ventilation systems

Infectious diseases can spread through virus-laden respiratory droplets exhaled into the air. Ventilation systems are crucial in indoor settings as they can dilute or eliminate these droplets, underscoring the importance of understanding their efficacy in the management of indoor infections. Within...