COVID-19 Airborne Transmission

Simulation-based study of COVID-19 outbreak associated with air-conditioning in a restaurant.

We perform high-fidelity numerical simulations to investigate the airborne transmission of COVID-19 in a restaurant setting. The study reveals how air-conditioning systems can facilitate the spread of respiratory droplets and aerosols, providing guidance for ventilation design in indoor environments.

How Air Conditioning Spread COVID-19 in a Restaurant (Simulation by CFD)

This work was featured as a Featured Article in Physics of Fluids.

Publication:

  • Liu, H., He, S., Shen, L. & Hong, J. (2021), “Simulation-based study of COVID-19 outbreak associated with air-conditioning in a restaurant,” Physics of Fluids, 33, 023301.