Royal Society Open Science (May 2022)
Source terms for benchmarking models of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via aerosols and droplets
- Marc E. J. Stettler,
- Robert T. Nishida,
- Pedro M. de Oliveira,
- Léo C. C. Mesquita,
- Tyler J. Johnson,
- Edwin R. Galea,
- Angus Grandison,
- John Ewer,
- David Carruthers,
- David Sykes,
- Prashant Kumar,
- Eldad Avital,
- Asiri I. B. Obeysekara,
- Denis Doorly,
- Yannis Hardalupas,
- David C. Green,
- Simon Coldrick,
- Simon Parker,
- Adam M. Boies
Affiliations
- Marc E. J. Stettler
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- Robert T. Nishida
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G8
- Pedro M. de Oliveira
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
- Léo C. C. Mesquita
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
- Tyler J. Johnson
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
- Edwin R. Galea
- Fire Safety Engineering Group, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK
- Angus Grandison
- Fire Safety Engineering Group, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK
- John Ewer
- Fire Safety Engineering Group, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK
- David Carruthers
- Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd, 3 Kings Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UK
- David Sykes
- AEROS Consultancy, Glasgow G3 8SE, UK
- Prashant Kumar
- Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
- Eldad Avital
- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
- Asiri I. B. Obeysekara
- Applied Modelling and Computation Group, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- Denis Doorly
- Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- Yannis Hardalupas
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- David C. Green
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Hub, London, W12 OBZ, UK
- Simon Coldrick
- Health and Safety Executive, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN UK
- Simon Parker
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
- Adam M. Boies
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.212022
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 5
Abstract
There is ongoing and rapid advancement in approaches to modelling the fate of exhaled particles in different environments relevant to disease transmission. It is important that models are verified by comparison with each other using a common set of input parameters to ensure that model differences can be interpreted in terms of model physics rather than unspecified differences in model input parameters. In this paper, we define parameters necessary for such benchmarking of models of airborne particles exhaled by humans and transported in the environment during breathing and speaking.
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