Volume of Cough Cloud Generated by a Human Subject (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Volume of Cough Cloud Generated by a Human Subject

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Volume of cough cloud generated by a human subject increases with time due to entrainment of the surrounding air into it (Bottom). Change in volume of the cloud as a function of distance from mouth (Top). Masks reduce the volume significantly as seen in the inset.

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Amit Agrawal and Rajneesh Bhardwaj

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