Large eddy simulation of droplet transport and deposition in the human respiratory tract to evaluate inhalation risk.

As evidenced by the worldwide pandemic, respiratory infectious diseases and their airborne transmission must be studied to safeguard public health. This study focuses on the emission and transport of speech-generated droplets, which can pose risk of infection depending on the loudness of the speech,...

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Main Authors: Alicia Murga, Rahul Bale, Chung-Gang Li, Kazuhide Ito, Makoto Tsubokura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-03-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010972