Modeling for understanding of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) spread and design of an isolation room in a hospital
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Journal Article
Abstract
We have modeled the transmission of coronavirus 2019 in the isolation room of a patient suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. An adaptive mesh computational fluid dynamics model was used for simulation of three-dimensional spatial distribution of SARS-CoV-2 in the room. The modeling set-up is based on data collected in the room during the patient stay. Many numerical experiments have been carried out to provide an optimal design layout of the overall isolation room. Our focus has been on (1) the location of the air extractor and filtration rates, (2) the bed location of the patient, and (3) consideration of the health and safety of the staff working in the area.
Date Issued
2023-02
Date Acceptance
2022-12-22
Citation
Physics of Fluids, 2023, 35 (2), pp.1-9
ISSN
1070-6631
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Start Page
1
End Page
9
Journal / Book Title
Physics of Fluids
Volume
35
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
VC 2023 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0135247
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Subjects
Mechanics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Science & Technology
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 025111
Date Publish Online
2023-02