Since the outbreak of the novel corona virus (COVID-19) disease in 2019 that spread throughout the world, studies relating to the internal environments have become increasingly important. Computational fluid dynamics has been used to investigate the effect of aerosol droplet dispersion on the air distribution configuration in the regional railway coach in the United Kingdom which employs the supply air inlet ports on the ceiling and the exhaust air outlets are located above each of the windows. Investigation on two different scenarios of occupants in the railway coach has been conducted and analyzed. The first scenario has 30 passengers which is assumed to be the less busy hours of the day, 29 passengers are assumed to be seated and 1 passenger who is set as the infected individual is assumed to be walking towards his seat. Similarly, the second scenario has 100 passengers (full capacity) which is assumed to be the busiest hour of the day with 99 of the passengers seated already and 1 passenger walking towards his seat. Passengers standing with no seat have been ignored. Cough and sneeze droplet dispersion are analyzed to understand their effect on the passengers inside the railway coach and the distance that the droplet particles can travel inside the railway coach. This paper presents a CFD analysis of bioaerosol dispersion in regional railway coaches during busy hours in the UK, revealing that coaches with 36 supply air inlets display superior droplet transmission and uniform airflow, resulting in improved air quality and no significant difference when the railway coach is at full capacity or lower capacity.


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    Title :

    Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis on the Effect of Bioaerosol Dispersion on Regional Railway Configuration in the United Kingdom During Busy Hours


    Additional title:

    Mechan. Machine Science


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    Publication date :

    2024-05-30


    Size :

    12 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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