Hajaali, A;
Stoesser, T;
Fitzgerald, S;
(2024)
Cloud and droplet dynamics during a human coughing event under fully mixed and unmixed room conditions.
Physics of Fluids
, 36
(2)
, Article 023345. 10.1063/5.0185686.
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Abstract
The study of cloud and droplet dynamics during potential transmission events, such as coughing, is essential for understanding the spread and deposition of aerosols and droplets carrying airborne diseases. This paper reports the refinement of a complex model that couples momentum, temperature, and humidity for accurately simulating the dynamics of aerosol clouds and the dispersion of larger droplets under various conditions within an environmental chamber. The model is then employed to quantify aerosol/droplet exposure of a person standing 1 m away from a host. In addition, a statistical framework sheds light on the impact of backward coupling (droplet to cloud), which is negligible compared to forward coupling (cloud to droplet). The near-field study also provides detailed information on droplet behavior, laying the foundation for large-scale far-field studies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cloud and droplet dynamics during a human coughing event under fully mixed and unmixed room conditions |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1063/5.0185686 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0185686 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2024 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189068 |
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