Enhanced spread of expiratory droplets by turbulence in a cough jet

Building and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue P2, 2015, Pages 86-96

  Wei, Jianjian ^a   Li, Yuguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Evaporation; Expiratory droplets; Particle tracking model; Turbulent cough jets

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; DROPS; EVAPORATION; TURBULENCE;

DISCRETE RANDOM WALK; EXPIRATORY DROPLETS; HUMID CONDITIONS; OUTLET DIAMETERS; PARTICLE TRACKING; PARTICLE TRACKING MODELS; STREAMWISE DIRECTIONS; TURBULENCE FLUCTUATIONS;

DROP FORMATION;

DROPLET; EVAPORATION; JET; NUMERICAL MODEL; RANDOM WALK METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84938091648     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.06.018     Document Type: Article

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