Dynamics of charged aerosols relevant to transmission of airborne infections

A simple model including the effects of initial velocity, air drag, gravity, and electrostatics on the dynamics of airborne droplets emitted from humans is presented. It is found that relatively large droplets can also travel far if their charge and/or the atmospheric electric field is sufficiently...

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Published in:Physica scripta 2022-08, Vol.97 (8), p.85007
Main Authors: Karimov, A R, Stenflo, L, Yu, M Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aerosol spread range
charged aerosol droplets
charged droplets
virus-carrier
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Summary:A simple model including the effects of initial velocity, air drag, gravity, and electrostatics on the dynamics of airborne droplets emitted from humans is presented. It is found that relatively large droplets can also travel far if their charge and/or the atmospheric electric field is sufficiently large.
ISSN:0031-8949
1402-4896
1402-4896
DOI:10.1088/1402-4896/ac7e7c