Abstract:Understanding the dispersion of potentially infectious aerosols released from breathing and speaking is critical to maintaining a healthy indoor environment. This study used a low-cost commercial off-the-shelf flow simulation tool (SolidWorks Flow Simulation) to model aerosol dispersion within a university classroom and assessed its utility by comparing results to those from physical experiments. A SolidWorks model of a university classroom was created using parameters from a series of full-scale carbon dioxid… Show more
“…23 Another study by Hirn et al , which was a precursor to the study herein, used the SolidWorks tool to perform a sensitivity analysis of boundary conditions for a flow simulation model of a classroom. 24…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…23 Another study by Hirn et al, which was a precursor to the study herein, used the SolidWorks tool to perform a sensitivity analysis of boundary conditions for a ow simulation model of a classroom. 24 Although modeling has the advantage of being precise and repeatable, it is not necessarily accurate. Evaluation of its accuracy relies upon the comparison of model predictions to experimental measurements.…”
Computational fluid dynamics modeling of classroom aerosol dispersion is compared to experimental results, in addition to model results from a more sophisticated software package to determine the utility of a low-cost modeling tool.
“…23 Another study by Hirn et al , which was a precursor to the study herein, used the SolidWorks tool to perform a sensitivity analysis of boundary conditions for a flow simulation model of a classroom. 24…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…23 Another study by Hirn et al, which was a precursor to the study herein, used the SolidWorks tool to perform a sensitivity analysis of boundary conditions for a ow simulation model of a classroom. 24 Although modeling has the advantage of being precise and repeatable, it is not necessarily accurate. Evaluation of its accuracy relies upon the comparison of model predictions to experimental measurements.…”
Computational fluid dynamics modeling of classroom aerosol dispersion is compared to experimental results, in addition to model results from a more sophisticated software package to determine the utility of a low-cost modeling tool.
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