How far droplets can move in indoor environments - revisiting the Wells evaporation-falling curve

Indoor Air

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-225

  Xie, X ^a   Li, Y ^a   Chwang, A T Y ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Seto, W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Droplet evaporation; Droplet movement; Infection transmission; Large droplet; Respiratory jet

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; ISOTHERMS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DROPLET EVAPORATION; DROPLET MOVEMENT; DROPLETS SIZES; EXHALED AIRS; INFECTION TRANSMISSION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LARGE DROPLET; NONISOTHERMAL; RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY JET;

DROPS;

EID: 34249703515     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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