Author/Authors :
Parienta، نويسنده , , D. and Morawska، نويسنده , , L. and Johnson، نويسنده , , G.R. and Ristovski، نويسنده , , Z.D. and Hargreaves، نويسنده , , M. and Mengersen، نويسنده , , Eric K. A. Corbett، نويسنده , , S. and Chao، نويسنده , , C.Y.H. and Li، نويسنده , , Y. and Katoshevski، نويسنده , , D.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The dynamics of droplets exhaled from the respiratory system during coughing or talking is addressed. A mathematical model is presented accounting for the motion of a droplet in conjunction with its evaporation. Droplet evaporation and motion are accounted for under two scenarios: (1) a well mixed droplet and (2) a droplet with inner composition variation. A multiple shells model was implemented to account for internal mass and heat transfer and for concentration and temperature gradients inside the droplet. The trajectories of the droplets are computed for a range of conditions and the spatial distribution and residence times of such droplets are evaluated.